Methanol hangover By A. Lomachinskiy (translation) A lot of interesting things transpire during investigations of poisonings. In some cases, there’s no crime — the poisoning is accidental. Which often the case with methanol poisonings. Because methanol looks, smells and tastes like normal drinking alcohol, the only difference being is that…

At the end of the day When my brain swirls in coils, Metal springs under pressure And high voltage Makes sparkles fly up And the surface of cortex Will hiss and will boil and will sputter And the rainbows dance and they flash in my eyes Like what, a delirious dream of Unicorns and Centaurs And the fresh spurts…

I hate nostalgia The only thing that makes me sad sometimes (I’m immune to sadness Or human emotions in general Like, I’m a psychopath Or just calm and rational Dunno,) I see rusty padlocks on some doors (Virtual doors in a made-up world, for that matter which doesn’t matter — the melancholy is real) Where live memories of November —…

*******%~~~~~¿\~~~~~~~~ . DARK FOREST FAIRY TALES - MUSHROOM ELVES CHRONICLES . *******~~~~~°\~~~**\~* . An introduction, explaining the idea and the meaning of this all. ****\\\\\ It was autumn of 93. It was cold, so I put on a winter coat, getting ready for my first role game. I was only sixteen, and so far I only knew how to play cards and other similar stuff. Simple things. While the…

“I guess the quicker you get over your farther and all that business with the seagulls the better,” Doc said uncertainly to Ann. She swallowed her tears and kept peering outside the window at the street where the next stage of the sectarian brouhaha was unfolding. This time it was…

A brief recap A car generally includes an engine, steering system, suspension, electric system, brake system, etc. The engine can be a classical internal combustion type or diesel. …

Some brief observations about books. Without much substance. Just to reiterate those titles so the relevant parallels would pop up in my memory now and then Point CounterPoint The interesting thing here is when the plot of the book takes place. Although there’s not much of a plot, more like…

Suppose, you stand near some fancy mansion, or say it’s a user interface with buttons, menus, etc. Each button, menu item, or whatever can also be imagined as a butler standing near one of the mansion’s multiple entrances and gates. Let’s say, some menu items and buttons perform the same…

The travelers observed a peculiar rainbow that spread from one part of the horizon to another. The rainbow shimmered with a fluid palette of colors flowing through it. It vibrated in the air, constantly changing its shape. Dark billows of clouds boiled angrily above. They looked strange with a backdrop…