<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Friends @ obsidianpotency.blog-city.com</title><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/</link><description>(Friends) </description><copyright>Copyright 2008 obsidianpotency.blog-city.com</copyright><generator></generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:51:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><title>Friends @ 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>The Party</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/the_party.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/the_party.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:56:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=the%5Fparty</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The party was very successful.&nbsp; We had a good turnout (including a lot of kickballers), and it was the first party that we had as a house in almost a year.&nbsp; Our air conditioner on the first floor wasn&#39;t working, driving many guests to t]]></description></item><item><title>XXXI</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/xxxi.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/xxxi.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:23:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=xxxi</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This might be the shortest birthday entry I&#39;ve ever written.&nbsp; With the exception of one devastating, life-changing event,  my path from 30 to 31 years old has been fantastic.&nbsp; The relative lack of upheaval is still refreshing; I&#39;ve]]></description></item><item><title>Album Progress [edit]</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/album_progress.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/album_progress.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:17:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=album%5Fprogress</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[My friend and musical engine/collaborator S. sent me the first 3 &quot;finished&quot; studio tracks for the album we are working on together, plus sketches of ideas we have for the remaining 4 tracks.&nbsp; They aren&#39;t mixed properly, but they ar]]></description></item><item><title>[Review] Iron Man</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/review_iron_man.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/review_iron_man.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=review%5Firon%5Fman</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Iron Man  I&#39;ve now seen Iron Man twice, and I have the same opinion about it after both viewings.&nbsp; It is a very, very good movie, but not a sublime or transcendent one.&nbsp; The film&#39;s obscene 93% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes  is]]></description></item><item><title>Ozomatli Show [edit]</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/ozomatli_show.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/ozomatli_show.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 18:46:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=ozomatli%5Fshow</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[&quot;Ya se fue!&nbsp; Ya se fue! O-zo-mat-li!&quot;That&#39;s the chant the Los-Angeles-based, Grammy-winning band Ozomatli  delivers at the end of each show as they leave the stage, winding their way through the crowd in what seems to be an impromp]]></description></item><item><title>Some of the wines I tried this time around in Napa</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/some_of_the_wines_i_tried_this_time_around_in_napa.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/some_of_the_wines_i_tried_this_time_around_in_napa.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:37:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=some%5Fof%5Fthe%5Fwines%5Fi%5Ftried%5Fthis%5Ftime%5Faround%5Fin%5Fnapa</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[At V. Sattui I tried their zinfandel, cabernet and port for the first time.&nbsp; In total, I probably tasted about 12 wines.&nbsp; I got my tasting money back because I ended up buying 5 bottles of wine: a zin, a port, a madeira, a dry riesling, and]]></description></item><item><title>state of love and trust</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/state_of_love_and_trust.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/state_of_love_and_trust.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2008 21:35:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=state%5Fof%5Flove%5Fand%5Ftrust</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[How could I go to San Francisco, visit Seattle for the first time, and not name the entry after a Pearl Jam song?&nbsp; Answer: I can&#39;t.&nbsp; I took my first long vacation since July of 2006 for the past 10 days.&nbsp; Going back to San Francisc]]></description></item><item><title>Farmer&apos;s Wedding</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/farmers_wedding.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/farmers_wedding.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:03:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=farmers%5Fwedding</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Right before I left for the West, I watched my friend Farmer get married.&nbsp; He tied the knot at the DC World War 1 Memorial, a memorial that I didn&#39;t even know existed on the National Mall.&nbsp; It was a beautiful day, and I got to catch up]]></description></item><item><title>Obama&apos;s Race Speech</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/obamas_race_speech.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/obamas_race_speech.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:53:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=obamas%5Frace%5Fspeech</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Yesterday, Barack Obama gave perhaps the most honest speech on race in America that I&#39;ve ever read.&nbsp; And The Rob wrote a sublime summary and analysis  of Obama&#39;s speech over on his weblog.&nbsp; Michael Gerson&#39;s Post op-ed  entirely]]></description></item><item><title>(Bass) Guitar Hero</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/bass_guitar_hero.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/bass_guitar_hero.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:24:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=bass%5Fguitar%5Fhero</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Our Detroit recording session on March 1/March 2 went amazingly well.&nbsp; We got 7 songs done, and I will eventually go back to work on 2-4 more.&nbsp; I gotta say, studio work is HARD!&nbsp; The odds of everyone playing an entire song mistake-free]]></description></item><item><title>Dreams</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/dreams.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/dreams.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:14:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=dreams</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Last weekend, I was in Michigan to participate in practice sessions for a friend&#39;s third album.&nbsp; I participated in NELP with this friend (Google it if you want to know - it&#39;s connected to University of Michigan), but we hadn&#39;t seen e]]></description></item><item><title>Last Ride, Last Son</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/last_ride_last_son.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/last_ride_last_son.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:17:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=last%5Fride%5Flast%5Fson</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Before Friday&#39;s funeral, there was Thursday&#39;s visitation.&nbsp; My parents -- all three of them -- were there.&nbsp; I encountered friends of my brothers that I had never met before, most of whom I never knew existed.&nbsp; Two former next-do]]></description></item><item><title>Arrangements</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/arrangements.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/arrangements.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:35:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=arrangements</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[My brother&#39;s visitation day is Thursday evening, and his funeral service is Friday morning.&nbsp; From the looks of thing, many of his friends have received word (basically because I called a bunch of his friends using his cellphone and told them]]></description></item><item><title>The Kindly Ones</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/the_kindly_ones.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/the_kindly_ones.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:40:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=the%5Fkindly%5Fones</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This has been such a rough few days.&nbsp; My brother&#39;s death has generated a flurry of activity.&nbsp; I&#39;ve actually been at the heart of some of it.&nbsp; I had no idea that dealing with a close family member&#39;s passing was such hard wor]]></description></item><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>Where is Black?</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/where_is_black.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/where_is_black.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2007 04:39:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=where%5Fis%5Fblack</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The answer: more traveling.&nbsp; I went to Pittsburgh for the weekend to see Tommy and his very-pregnant wife.&nbsp; I drove, and Farmer and his fiance were the initiators of the trip.&nbsp; It was a blast, and made me wish that I got to hang out wi]]></description></item><item><title>Crazy Busy</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/crazy_busy.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/crazy_busy.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:39:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=crazy%5Fbusy</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I had an insane week the past 7 days.&nbsp; Tuesday I jammed with Josh, as I mentioned; Thursday I auditioned for an established band.&nbsp; Friday night I did a hotel bar crawl with Amy.&nbsp; Saturday I got my oil changed, ran some other errands, c]]></description></item><item><title>Going to Atlantic City This Weekend...</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/going_to_atlantic_city_this_weekend.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/going_to_atlantic_city_this_weekend.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2007 05:49:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=going%5Fto%5Fatlantic%5Fcity%5Fthis%5Fweekend</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ryan invited me on the spur of the moment to head up to Atlantic City, and for once I said &quot;sure, why not?&quot;&nbsp; I invited Joe,  so he is coming along.&nbsp;&nbsp; We&#39;ll stay at the Tropicana  Friday night.&nbsp; Regina  will be up the]]></description></item><item><title>The Story of My New Bike (or, how Performance of Rockville got my business back)</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/the_story_of_my_new_bike_or_how_performance_of_rockville_g.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/the_story_of_my_new_bike_or_how_performance_of_rockville_g.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2007 11:37:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=the%5Fstory%5Fof%5Fmy%5Fnew%5Fbike%5For%5Fhow%5Fperformance%5Fof%5Frockville%5Fg</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Goodbye to Old Blue-GreyAfter an impromptu entire weekend of bike business, I got a new bicycle at 6:00 on Sunday as the stores closed.&nbsp; On Wednesday (or was it Thursday?), I listed my old bike on Craigslist.&nbsp; By Friday I had a firmly inter]]></description></item></channel></rss>