Porcelain Philosophy 16: Irrational [in progress]

Who has ever been in a fight (especially with a significant other)?

By the power of sexist generalization, we can assume that such a fight will end something like this:

Male: "You're being irrational!"
Female: X[ *explodes

because males are primarily logical and females are primarily emotional, right? Thanks, antiquated beliefs.

Calling someone irrational is probably the worst way to argue a point, even if that person's reasons, or position, makes absolutely no sense to you. Calling a woman irrational because you believe she is only thinking emotionally is belittling her worth and dismissing her perspective.

In mathematics, there is a category of numbers considered Real. They can be quantified, they exist and their square roots are positive, rather than depressingly negative, like those Imaginary numbers.





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I did it last night

I did it. The way kids in the schoolyard mean it.
I didn't really know what to expect.

I wasn't scared. Honestly, I was a little bit excited. Okay, fine, a lot excited.

I should've taken pictures.

Good thing other people did. I had a McGangbang.

For the uninitiated, this is a combination burger consisting of a McChicken sandwiched between the patties of a double cheeseburger. In certain McDonald's locations, the fame of the McGangbang as reached even the ears of the employees, to the point where you can order it by name.

There are variations of the McGangbang based on the variety in the McDonald's menu. Any chicken burger can be used: Jr. Chicken, McChicken, Crispy Chicken, Spicy Chicken, Chicken McGrill, etc. Any beef patty burger with two (or more) patties can be used for the sandwichers: Double Cheeseburger, Double Quarter Pounder (w/ cheese), Big Mac, etc.

In my haste to taste a McGangbang, I ordered whatever I could see: A McChicken meal (fries and Coke) plus a Double Quarter Pounder (w/ cheese) a la carte. It came out to a little over $12 CAN. Ridiculous. So worth it.

McDonald's Calorie Chart

Item	Calories	Fat (g)
Medium Fries	350	11
Medium Coke	210	0
Medium Coke (refill)	210	0
McChicken Burger	420	23
Double Quarter Pounder (w/ cheese)	730	25
TOTAL	1920	59

For your reference: the recommended daily intake of calories and fat for a male my size is 2400 to 2700 calories and less than 75 g of fat. In one sitting, I consumed 80% of my recommended daily caloric and fat intake.

The Writing of "Porcelain Philosophy 16: Irrational"

[28/05/09 13:45]
Got back on the writing horse. Now fleshing out the ideas. What tone should I use?

[16/05/09 10:52]
I should probably get back to finishing this piece. I was sidetracked by starting up Pokemon Platinum.

[05/05/09 15:30]
I have decided to make this a companion piece to the actual Porcelain Philosophy post, whereby I log changes I make to the actual post here. As it stands, that post currently does not exist. I should also reverse the order of these updates to make it easier for me.

[05/05/09 15:21]
I'm adding timestamps for those that are less steadfast in their clicking of refresh (use F5). As you can see, I am hard at work. Wait, that came out wrong.

[05/05/09 15:18]
[Links to be referenced:]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_number
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irrational_number
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_Are_From_Mars,_Women_Are_From_Venus

[05/05/09 15:09]
For nothing more than fun, I thought I'd publish this post instead of saving drafts so anyone logging lots of time on this blog can sort of see my writing in action. Also because I accidentally posted this placemarker post empty. This might also break the RSS feed readers.

Let's get crazy. [Cheesy intro]


[05/05/09 15:09]
armpit!

Man vs. Machine

It is one of the most common themes in literature to have sprung forth from the Industrial Revolution. Humans have a deep-seated fear of becoming obsolete in the face of a superior force.

The Most Frustrating Thing

"I-- I don't think I can do this..."

"What's the matter, hon?" She grabbed a napkin to wipe her mouth.

"I just don't think I can do it tonight... it's not happening." His face was flushed with embarassment as he turned away.

"Hey -- look at me -- it's okay." She turned his head by his chin. "Let's just try again tomorrow."

"ARGH! It's so-- ARGH! frustrating when I can't..."

"Shh, shh... I know, dear. It's okay... it's okay." She reached up to stroke his furrowed brow, to run her fingers through his hair. He was perspiring.

"We waited a whole week to do this!"

"I know, I know. It's okay if you can't... This doesn't make you any less of a man."


"Actually, yes, I think it does!"

"You're just frustrated right now. Why don't we take a break and try again in a little bit? Or I can help--" She reached down.

"No. No." He caught her hand and gently pushed it away. "I'm sorry. It's just something I have to overcome mentally."

"Was it something you had for lunch? I don't know why this time is any different from all the other times..." She picked up the discarded wrapper and crumpled it.

"I guess I'm just not as young as I once was. I have to work a little harder now."

"Well, don't hurt yourself. Like I said, it's okay to try again tomorrow."

"I think it's because it got cold."

"I could warm it back up for you."

"I think it'll be alright. I'll just get some ketchup."

"Yeah, that should help."

"This is so embarassing. I mean, how often is a guy unable to finish all of his onion rings?"