Friday, August 22, 2014

Half way

So, I have now eaten 10 burgers and am over half way to my goal of running 42.195km (I have run 27.3km). I have a problem with how i have been rating my burgers. The second burger I ate was the wagyu beef, pastrami and sauerkraut at Taylor's on Jackson Street in Petone. It was outstanding, but because it was only my second burger I only awarded it 4.3/5. I thought 'maybe all of the burgers will be like this and I don't want to overdo the scoring too early on in the game'. The problem is, now I eat a burger and I think: is this as good as the Taylor's on Jackson Street burger? So the bar has become 4.3 with a lot of awkward squishing in of rankings. Accordingly, I have scaled my scores so that I am using more of the range. In order to be transparent, I have created a spread sheet that shows the anticipated score, the 'heat of the burger score' (which is what is recorded in my posts) and the 'scaled on reflection score'. All very unscientific, but I feel it is only right to extend the range so I am not constricted in my scoring. Also, I should note that my scoring is only an indication of my personal preferences - for example, Thunderbird is currently the lowest burger on the list - but it is still up there with the best. A group of people from my work all went and had it yesterday and loved it. Once I have figured out how to share the spread sheet with you via this blog I will do so.