Dear all:

So I know I don't usually write these things, but I thought since this is such a special occasion I might intervene.

Today begins the first part of a wonderful experiment. The human body is a tool which we can use to accomplish any number of fantastic and important tasks. But like any tool, it is worthless to us less we know the limits of its utility. These boundaries are what we hope to discover in the following weeks.

Everyone knows that in an ideal situation, a person should get roughly 8 hours of sleep a night. But with how many hours can he or she still function? For how long is this regiment sustainable? I propose to put my own body on the line to find out.

So please do keep coming back to view my progress. Together we will surely learn the true limits of our capabilities.

-Peter