<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Daina @ obsidianpotency.blog-city.com</title><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/</link><description>(Daina) </description><copyright>Copyright 2008 obsidianpotency.blog-city.com</copyright><generator></generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:06:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><title>Daina @ obsidianpotency.blog-city.com</title><url>http://server1.blog-city.com/images/bc_v5_logo_small.gif</url><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/</link></image><ttl>360</ttl><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><item><title>2007</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/2007.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/2007.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 22:04:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=2007</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I&#39;m not going to go into the world&#39;s 2007 retrospective, because I always feel like my version of events is too short-sighted and biased.&nbsp; Instead, I prefer to make it deliberately self-focused and dispense with any pretense of balance.&]]></description></item><item><title>Escape To New York</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/escape_to_new_york.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/escape_to_new_york.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2007 05:12:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=escape%5Fto%5Fnew%5Fyork</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I just got back from an alternately relaxing and rushed weekend in New York City, the city in which I attended grad school.&nbsp; Joe had FedExed me the keys to his apartment earlier in the week, and I had his place to myself for a chunk of the time]]></description></item><item><title>New York State Of Mind</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/new_york_state_of_mind.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/new_york_state_of_mind.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2007 22:16:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=new%5Fyork%5Fstate%5Fof%5Fmind</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I went to NYC for my second SIOP  Annual Conference last weekend, which was a good time.&nbsp; In a time-honored tradition, I blew off chunks of the conference knowing that I&#39;d be able to contact certain presenters and purchase an audio version i]]></description></item><item><title>In NYC Next Weekend (Business)</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/in_nyc_next_weekend_business.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/in_nyc_next_weekend_business.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2007 05:06:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=in%5Fnyc%5Fnext%5Fweekend%5Fbusiness</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I&#39;ll be going up to New York next weekend for the SIOP Annual Conference (Society of Industrial/Organizational Psychology) at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square. The conference runs all day Friday and Saturday, and a half-day on Sun]]></description></item><item><title>Daina and Andrew have company!</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/daina_and_andrew_have_company.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/daina_and_andrew_have_company.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2007 03:33:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=daina%5Fand%5Fandrew%5Fhave%5Fcompany</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Daina, Andrew and their brand new baby boy that came into this world on Friday.  Big D, I was praying for you while you were in labor and I love you all.  I will be coming to visit the latest addition to your family (and]]></description></item><item><title>2006</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/2006.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/2006.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 31 Dec 2006 23:41:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=2006</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I last had an entry with this title in 2004, so I thought I'd revisit the year a bit from my point of view.

Worldwide, Saddam Hussein was executed in dubious circumstances (again, The Rob does a good job of elucidating how potentially harmful and]]></description></item><item><title>NY, NY</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/ny_ny.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/ny_ny.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2006 19:25:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=ny%5Fny</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I just got back from NYC early this morning, which was a good time.  I ate barbecue twice in the weekend to try new restaurants (Blue Smoke and Dinosaur).  Dinosaur has now taken the crown long held by Brother Jimmy's as the best barbecue p]]></description></item><item><title>Win for Bo.</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/win_for_bo.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/win_for_bo.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2006 18:33:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=win%5Ffor%5Fbo</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I am not ashamed to admit that I am in tears right now.  My alma mater just lost one of its most beloved icons, and it's hard for me to even work.

To sports fans, Bo Schembechler was the equivalent of Penn State's Joe Paterno to Michigan fans]]></description></item><item><title>2006: A Cellphone Odyssey</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/2006_a_cellphone_odyssey.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/2006_a_cellphone_odyssey.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2006 11:41:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=2006%5Fa%5Fcellphone%5Fodyssey</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Apparently deciding to put myself through one more agonizing big-money shopping decision, I finally decided to satisfy my glaring want for a PDA cellphone this week.  And for one of the few times in my life, I acted too quickly.  
My need of]]></description></item><item><title>New Job! (in an old place)</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/new_job_in_an_old_place.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/new_job_in_an_old_place.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:20:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=new%5Fjob%5Fin%5Fan%5Fold%5Fplace</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I got a full-time job offer July 7, and I just found out that all the checks that needed to happen are finished and good!  It's a job in my field, doing similar work to what I did in South Africa.  And it's in D.C.  And it gives me a c]]></description></item><item><title>Inconvenient Truths</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/inconvenient_truths.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/inconvenient_truths.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jul 2006 16:06:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=inconvenient%5Ftruths</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Recently, a friend of mine broke up with his girlfriend for...well, for reasons that just didn't make any sense on the surface.  Basically, she didn't trust him -- even though she had no reason not to trust him.  She also didn't feel like h]]></description></item><item><title>Fast Food Update</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/fast_food_update.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/fast_food_update.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2006 16:08:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=fast%5Ffood%5Fupdate</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Since I&nbsp;reviewed Fast Food Nation, some of you might be wondering: what's your status on eating ground beef?That's an excellent question.&nbsp; Since I read Fast Food Nation,&nbsp;I have not eaten any fast food or chain restaurant ground beef.&n]]></description></item><item><title>Chicago Trip</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/chicago_trip.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/chicago_trip.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2006 07:14:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=chicago%5Ftrip</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[(NOTE: This post will include photos in an homage to The Rob's style.)My journey to Chicago was eventful and a blast.  It was the first time I'd been back there in four years, at least.  Since I lived there for my first 6 months after colle]]></description></item><item><title>Movie: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter 4)</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/harry_potter_and_the_goblet_of_fire_harry_potter_4.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/harry_potter_and_the_goblet_of_fire_harry_potter_4.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2005 18:25:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=harry%5Fpotter%5Fand%5Fthe%5Fgoblet%5Fof%5Ffire%5Fharry%5Fpotter%5F4</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Review of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter 4)]]></description></item><item><title>In NYC for Noah and Maya&apos;s Wedding (4 of 5)</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/in_nyc_for_noah_and_mayas_wedding_4_of_5.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/in_nyc_for_noah_and_mayas_wedding_4_of_5.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2005 00:03:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=in%5Fnyc%5Ffor%5Fnoah%5Fand%5Fmayas%5Fwedding%5F4%5Fof%5F5</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I'm at Virve's computer right now in Brooklyn, getting ready to meet up with Noah, Maya, Daina, Andrew etc. for some pre-wedding drinks in the East Village.  I flew in this afternoon, and I'm ready for the wedding festivities.  It'll be good to see]]></description></item><item><title>The Longest Rest Stop Ever</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/the_longest_rest_stop_ever.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/the_longest_rest_stop_ever.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2005 06:45:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=the%5Flongest%5Frest%5Fstop%5Fever</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This Friday, I went to New York, New Jersey for Noah's bachelor party celebration - which consisted of a baseball game and dinner at a snazzy steakhouse.  Due to financial concerns, I was unable to attend the dinner and would have skipped the weeken]]></description></item><item><title>The &quot;Fucked Over By Dot-Coms&quot; Generation</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/the_fucked_over_by_dotcoms_generation.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/the_fucked_over_by_dotcoms_generation.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2005 14:17:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=the%5Ffucked%5Fover%5Fby%5Fdotcoms%5Fgeneration</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A few days ago, Daina and I were talking and she shared a theory with me.  Lately she has been pondering the lack of progress many people our age seem to be stuck with.  She suggested that the career growth of our generation was severely stunted by]]></description></item><item><title>24 Rant</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/24_rant.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/24_rant.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2005 04:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=24%5Frant</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[[WARNING: In the following post, I spoil all four seasons of 24 by giving away most of the major plot twists of each season.  So if you were planning on going back to watch those seasons on DVD or something, stop reading.]24 is my favorite show.  It]]></description></item><item><title>Back in the Big Apple</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/back_in_the_big_apple.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/back_in_the_big_apple.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2005 01:27:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=back%5Fin%5Fthe%5Fbig%5Fapple</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I took a bus up to New York/New Jersey last-minute for the past few days.  I stayed with Daina and Andrew at their house in Jersey, and attended two career fairs.  They were labeled &quot;diversity fairs&quot;, and endorsed by the local NAACP.  On]]></description></item><item><title>Biting the Apple</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/biting_the_apple.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/biting_the_apple.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2005 04:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=biting%5Fthe%5Fapple</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I'm at Dave's apartment in Manhattan right now.  It's ben pretty surreal getting here: first I hung out with my old friends Tommy and Farmer in Baltimore for St. Patty's, then I thought I missed my bus, then the bus smelled like urine and I had to si]]></description></item></channel></rss>