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Wednesday, June 4, 2008. Folded in a poppy at the top of the hill. My lids so smooth and my nails so pale. Did you know then that we would come this far. Wander these many years and more. As though a life would be given us once more. Did you know then that we never grow wise. But do indeed grow bored. That illness happens mother, mother,.
Monday, March 10, 2008. Since all, at first, from the same essence came. When by hard fortune one limb is oppressed,. The other members lose their wonted rest,. A son of Adam is no name for thee. All human beings are in truth akin,. All in creation share one origin;. When fate allots a member pangs and pain,. No ease for other members then remains;. Thursday, January 31, 2008.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008. Last Friday evening I had the privilege of seeing Dr. Tuesday, April 22, 2008. Sunday, April 13, 2008.
Monday, April 28, 2008. The simple storyline and the slow pace of the movie allow the viewer to get to know the intimate details of the lives of siblings Ali and Zahra, and enable a true emotional connection with their predicaments. The child actors are wonderfully convincing with their soulful expressions and rare smiles that light up the screen. One would like to come away from this story convinced that the children are t.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008. As I was reading Lipstick Jihad. The passage that stuck out for me was when she states that in America she was considered Iranian, but when she moved to Iran she was considered American. Monday, April 28, 2008. I thought seeing Shrin Ebadi speak was an amazing experience. I was able to meet her beforehand at the reception, where she signed my book and commented that I had an Iranian name. Saturday, April 19, 2008.
Sunday, May 18, 2008. Ok, so here it is. Hope to see you all in a few weeks. Do you know what he said? Said you probably went off with someone else. Shit, where did you go off and vanish to? August 16, 2008. We savor the new ones. I wish I could hear it from you instead.
Thursday, May 8, 2008. Iranian Culture Lost in Translation. Monday, April 28, 2008. It is engaging, funny, and sad though a bit over-the-top in terms of sentimentality. Humor is affected through the myriad of cultural misunderstandings that inevitably happen as Japan and Iran clash,.