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I was just taking a shower when the power went out. My first instinct was to get out and see what was going on, but I figured since the shower was still working and the water was still hot, I might as well finish.

It was an interesting sensation taking a shower in the dark. My windowless bathroom was nearly pitch black except for a thin sliver of sunlight streaming in from the slightly ajar door. I tried to listen for clues as to what had happened. Were there sirens? Commotion outside? What caused the outage?

And then I heard it. Uh-oh. It was unmistakable: the intermittent warning beep of our hard-wired smoke detectors. They have batteries, but it’s merely a backup and whenever they lose power, they let out a beep every 3 minutes or so. As soon as I heard the first shrill beep, I knew I had to hurry up and get out of the shower. I had to find Penny. Those beeps scare the hell out of her.

As soon as that thought entered my head, the bathroom door swung open and a flood of natural light rushed in. So did Penny. I could see her outline through the steamy glass of my shower. She was sniffing at the shower doors, verifying that I was in there. I said “Hi Penny, it’s okay.” I watched her lie on the fluffy bathroom rug. She was trying to relax now that she found me.

But then there was another beep.

Penny jumped up and spun around. She pressed her snout against the shower door and slid it open. I looked down at her as the steam escaped. She was trembling. “Hi Penny,” I said in my baby-dog voice. “It’s okay. It’s okay. Goooooooooood girl.” That wasn’t sufficient though, and as much as she absolutely hates being in the bathtub, and abhors getting wet, she hopped in without hesitation and sat down at my feet, oblivious to the streams of water soaking her fur. She stayed there until I got out, at wish point she just followed me everywhere.

Well the power is back on now. I’m all clean. As for Penny, she’s still a big baby and I love her for it.

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Porkchops fresh off my so-called outdoor grill.

Now that I am working out a lot, I am eating more food while trying to be a bit more conscious as to what I’m putting in my body.  I’ll write a proper blog entry on that later, but here’s a quick rundown of the staples of my diet:

• non-fat yogurt with fruit on the bottom
• low-carb yogurt with fruit
• low-fat or non-fat hormones-free milk
• bacon
• Healthy Choice or Lean Cuisine frozen dinners (for snacks)
• a variety of regular teas and herbal teas
• eggs
• white rice
• whole wheat or multigrain pasta
• honey
• coffee
• meat
  I buy whatever meats are on sale that week at Ralphs.  This saves me money and keeps my diet interesting.  Sometimes it’s pork spareribs, sometimes it’s Argentine scallops or top sirloin steaks or chicken drumsticks. I’m not very picky when it comes to meat. I love meat and I don’t really discriminate!  Not a big fan of offal, lamb or turkey though.

I am trying to add more vegetables into my diet. I like vegetables, I really do, they’re just a bit more work to prepare than a steak.  I love eating and cooking meat because I usually just prefer my meats deep-fried. Though I don’t deep-fry my steaks, I love browning ground beef til crispy and eating with a bowl of jasmine rice and a splash of fish and chili sauce. Easy and satisfying!

Today however, I had some pork chops that I decided to grill instead of fry.  I marinaded them for a few hours in this Pork Chop Marinade recipe from About.com. I had all the ingredients on hand and it was very easy to throw together.  Then I fired up my “grill” which is actually an oversized and stylized George Foreman grill that has been designed for both indoor and outdoor use.  I could use it inside, but I worry about the smoke setting off the alarms so I use it on my little balcony instead. It’s a small space but it works wonderfully!

My rinky-dink grilling setup

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