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[honeylocustmoth]

Azar means scarlet in Farsi. Though I've studied Farsi I didn't know that until I looked it up just now. I had drinks at The Standard with Paul this evening. You can see the capital from there and Azar, which I guess is a liquor store. Z is a seldom-used letter in the English alphabet. I can imagine the proprietor of Azar having trouble purchasing

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[citizenwind]

sometimes I call you, and don't hear back, and wonder if it's on purpose.

[honeylocustmoth]

it's not intentional. it might even be my phone. the damn thing has these jealousy issues, see, and interferes when it thinks there's a possibility I might have an interesting conversation with a cute boy.

[citizenwind]

if that's the case, i have no idea why it would block calls from me.

[honeylocustmoth]

I got your text, but my phone won't allow me to text anyone in return (I shit you not - it's rebelling). I'm leaving town Thursday morning for a week and have a ton to do, but I'll give you a ring soon. :)

[dkuznick]

Heh, I took a year of Farsi in college. And have forgotten just about everything. :-)

[honeylocustmoth]

What made you choose Farsi?

[dkuznick]

I was a Computer Science major with a bunch of free electives senior year and it was being taught by a Humanities professor who was one of my favorites. Whom I also had a huge crush on. :-) It was a fun course. We studied mostly classical Persian, and read the Shaname and the fables of Pilpay. The funniest thing was the professor was a huge pop-culture fan (her favorite movie was The Warriors), so we always had humorous tests, like translating Michael Jackson lyrics into Persian; Badam, badam! :-)

Here is some info on her: http://www.mazdapublisher.com/BookDetails.aspx?BookID=25

How about you?

[honeylocustmoth]

I've been attending a Sufi school for about seven years. The lectures are broadcast in Farsi, then translated. I always wanted to understand it on my own...and Persian poetry is amazing.