- So, how does it feel to have a body temperature of 39.2C?

- Darn… ah… ooh… well, imagine standing naked in a middle of an endless vista. It’s freezing cold and your feet are locked in some kind of a knee-deep well. They are dug in pure ice. As you start staring around, you realize there’s no way to escape. Wind passes through your body from ( Read more... )

Один мой друг и, одновеременно, коллега по работе спросил меня недавно о том когда и зачем я еду в Россию. В итоге завязался разговор, который закончился таким диалогом ( Read more... )

She: I reviewed your report, and I have to say this is the best report I've ever read. I read it seven times already and I just can't stop. Your writing technique, quantitativeness, style...I think I'm in love.
Me: Should I close the door while you strip your clothes off?
She: Oh, Sergey, I've been waiting for you to say that...

    I had to attend two meetings at work that day: one was supposed to run from 2 PM until 3 PM, and another--from 4 PM until 4:30 PM. I got a permission to leave the first meeting early to make it to the airport on time. Her plane was departing at 4:10 PM and I was planning to drop her off by 3:30 PM to be back at work by the time my second ( Read more... )

    Being angry never helped concentrating one's attention on a road. Yes, I was angry, and I was passing through a dark short-term parking garage of the Albany international airport. Guided by road signs towards the exit, I made a sharp left turn to drive outside and I hit a curb with both (front and rear) left tires and almost immediately heard ( Read more... )

    Мои местные американские друзья/знакомые/коллеги часто просят чтобы я написал (естественно на английском) о своей жизни. Их, конечно, больше интересует жизнь в России, но я решил начать со вчерашнего хренового дня. Итак...