The “Sit Around” was, in reality, a way for the whole village to come together and for young bachelors to look for a bride. Likewise, for the older members of the community, the “Sit Around” was a time to pass the time having fun, teaching the youth traditional skills and how to transform work into something that’s a pleasure.
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The Reviews Are In!
Woah! I sure didn’t expect my story game to be such a hit! I’ve been absolutely floored by the reception it has gotten. Two weeks “live”, and one guy already created a video of himself “playing” it. Not quite Pewdiepie, but I’m still gobsmacked :D I’ve also been getting a ton of messages from players…
BlaBlaCar in Romania
I was taking a leak on a train from Iași to Cluj when it dawned on me that there had to be a better way to travel long-distance across Romania. The thought struck me then and there because, while one hand was busy aiming my Johnson roughly at the rim, the other was holding the sliding door…
Dragobete
Well, today is Dragobete, a holiday that kinda, sorta exists in Romania (and RM) and kinda not. If you read the English-language link above, you’ll get a nice clean story about how it’s sorta, kinda the local equivalent of Valentine’s Day and that Dragobete was the son of an important character in Romanian folklore. All…
How a Minor Medieval Prince Became the Most Famous Killer in History
Word Count: 1689 In the ordinary course of things, one minor noble who struggled to hang onto his kingdom in the sparsely populated backwaters of an Eastern European principality in the Late Middle Ages would be familiar only to historians and antiquarians today. A prince who won and lost his throne three times and spent…
