The Kite Runner: Eight

Characters Del-Muhammad “Dello” Fazila – one of Kaka Homayoun’s twin girls Homaira – Rahim Khan’s Hazara betrothed Homayoun Baba’s second cousin Karima – one of Kaka Homayoun’s twin girls Mahmood – Assef’s father Salahuddin the Butcher Tanya – Assef’s mother Locations Cinema Aryana Dadkohda’s Kabob House – Across from Cinema Park Jalalabad Dates 1975 – […]

The Kite Runner: Seven

Characters Ahmad Zahir Popular Afghani musician Assef Corners Hassan with his crew Kamal – member of Assef’s crew Wali – member of Assef’s crew Locations Haji Yaghoub Mosque Amir passes a few blocks from it searching for Hassan Themes/Motifs Class Assef taughts Hassan with truth about class Amir is not truly Hassan’s friend Cowardice Amir […]

The Kite Runner: Six

Characters Saifo Shoe repairman, kite maker Locations Wazir Akbar Khan Hosted 1975 Kite Tournament Dates 1975 Winter: Hassan runs a kite for the last time Themes/Motifs Purity of soul Hassan’s purity v Amir’s ? “He was so goddamn pure, you always felt like a phony around him.” Faith Hassan can use inshallah more freely Amir […]

The Kite Runner: Five

Characters Assef German/Afghan heritage Sociopath Assef Goshkhor, Assef “the Ear Eater” Hitler Threatens Amir Dr. Kumar New Delhi surgeon who fixes Hassan’s lip Hassan Protects Amir with slingshot Locations Gharga Lake, the gardens of Paghman Dates 1973 July 17th: Bloodless Coup in Afghanistan Zahir Shah away in Italy Daoud Khan takes over, creating republic 1974 […]

The Kite Runner: Four

Characters Baba Uninterested, even dismayed, by Amir’s interest in writing Rahim Writes Amir a note encouraging his writing talent Hassan Initiates Amir’s interest in writing Finds a plot hole in Amir’s first story Locations Bookstore Cemetery in Wazir Akbar Khan Amir carves names into tree “Amir and Hassan, the sultans of Kabul” Cinema Park, across […]

The Kite Runner: Three

Characters Baba Bear wrestler Toophan agha “Mr. Hurricane” Towering, thick beard, wayward crop of unruly hair, massive hands, black glare Baba’s Father Killed by thief Respected Judge Mullah Fatiullah Khan Short, stubby man, acne scars, gruff voice Rhaim Khan Sofia Akrami Royal Ffamily descendent Taught classic Farsi literature Thief Killed Baba’s Father From Kunduz region […]

The Kite Runner: Two

Characters Narator, Amir I had thought at first that the narrator was Hassan Baba, Narrator’s father Narrator’s mother Hassan Cleft-lip Narrow, gold/green/sapphire eyes Low-set ears Pointed, stubby chin Perfectly round face Hazaras Ethnic group, mongul descendants Shi’a Flat-nosed, mice-eating, load-carrying donkeys 19th Century uprising Ali, Hassan’s father Baba’s servant? Congenital paralysis in lower facial muscles […]

Trained Goldfish

Saw this on the Today Show Who knew you could train goldfish?

Disney’s Lion King Was to be a Remake of Kimba the White Lion?

I just read that Disney’s Lion King was ripped from a Japanese animated movie called Kimba the White Lion. I must find this cartoon! Disney’s Lion King Was to be a Remake of Kimba the White Lion?

The Kite Runner: One

Characters Hassan The harelipped Kite runner Rahim Khan From Pakistan Baba Ali Kabul Locations Pakistan Home of Rahim Khan Spreckels Lake in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco The alley near the the frozen creek Dates Winter of 1975 Themes/Motifs Past cannot be escaped Returning to the past “There is a way to be good […]

Eternity

I read this great passage yesterday in Crime and Punishment, which I have been reading for at least three months on and off: “We always imagine eternity as something beyond our conception, something vast, vast! But why must it be vast? Instead of all that, what if it’s one little room, like a bath house […]

The Beef

I had a dream that Lisa and I were having dinner in Germany and she had to choose either steak with asparagus or some beef skewer dish for her entree. At first she chose the steak, but changed her mind to get the beef. Unfortunately, at that point, it was too late to make the […]

Total Recall: The Woman Who Can’t Forget

Wired has an incredibly interesting article on a woman with a perfect memory. Its interesting that she’s otherwise a very normal person and not any sort of savant. So when I hear about Price’s feats, my mind boggles. From the perspective of evolution, finding a human being with memory that works with the precision of […]

Tupperware Arcade Stick

Kotaku has a picture up of an awesome idea–a arcade controller using tupperware as a case. I plan to build my own stick someday, and this is a cheap, effective way to avoid the wordwork required in building a case. This technique can also be applied to other hobbyist electronics projects. get hold of some […]

JSXGraph

Awesome JS graphics library compatible with JQuery and Prototype. JSXGraph » Examples

Jamie Ly

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