Tag: latin

OMG – THE MASTER!

Note: All UK Whovians who are a season ahead of us here in the States, go away. I don't want your "I know what's going to happen" gloating, dammit!

Derek Jacobi - The Master
I, Claudius
So I haven't been so keen on Doctor Who season three, which has violated many of my rules about Doctor Who (like the Harry Potter reference - hello! no too-current Pop Culture references!). But last week was Blink, which - of course, Stephen Moffat! - was fabulous. And they showed a preview of *this* week and I started screaming, "Oh My God! It's the Master! They're bringing back the Master!" And I began bouncing across the apartment like a two-year-old going to Disneyland on a pogo stick. My Significant Other - who up till now has been putting up with my weird Doctor Who obsession with grace and discretion - just stared at me in bemusement, having never watched the original series and still struggling to come to grips with my need to have a remote control Dalek. "The Master!!!" I screamed at him. "'I,Claudius' is going to play the Master!"*

Well, once my enthusiasm faded in a weekend of binge drinking and playing WoW, I am sure my S.O. forgot all about this outburst. But this weekend at 5:45PM I interupted WoW with enthusiastic screams yet again: "Oh My God! He *IS* the Master! Look, look, he's the Master!!" Because the Master is my favorite. The Daleks... well, they are fine and all. The Cyberman, yeah, I like them. But THE MASTER. And *I* knew he was coming. I was ready.

Dammit, *I* should be writing for this show. I wouldn't make Pop Culture references-!

*Classicist Note: 'I, Claudius' is mandatory watching for all Latin Majors. The Significant Other understands this reference.

Updated Nefas Logo

Updated Nefas Logo (mleiv.com)
Medium: Adobe Illustrator Size: N/A

I don't really use this brand anymore, but I used to label my web work under Nefas Designs. These are some logo update ideas I made back in 2003.

Hic Sunt Leones Stamp

Hic Sunt Leones Stamp (mleiv.com)
Medium: Adobe Illustrator Size: N/A

A book stamp I created using my previous Hic Sunt Leonesbgraphic. It was tricky because the final stamp was only about 1.5 inches and the image had to be readable at that size as well as stampable (this was an impressed stamp, not the ink kind).

Summer Solstice Spell, 2000

Summer Solstice Spell, 2000 (mleiv.com)
Medium: Chalk Size: 3 feet (diameter)

This was sketched freehand on my front porch with only a bit of string for making the circles. Written in Etruscan alphabet: "sunny days-summer rains-prosperity-happiness-health-small things over great-power over our own fate" We conducted a proper summer solstice BBQ atop it at noon (facing south, of course) and then at midnight, we danced semi-clothed around it, singing along to Oingo Boingo's "Water." As far as the magic goes, our house burned down that year, so I would take that as a clear sign that it was UNSUCCESSFUL.

Hic Sunt Leones

Hic Sunt Leones (mleiv.com)
Medium: Illustrator Size: 6X6"

A book stamp designed for my S.O., based on the weighty latin phrase from The Name Of the Rose; Umberto Eco being his favorite author. The lion is taken from the Etruscan chimera statue.

Classical Studies Club

Classical Studies Club (mleiv.com)
Medium: Pencil Size: 8X11"

Before being totally scorned by the bitchy second pres. of this club, I made this logo for a professor/friend who was the faculty advisor. I made a few posters for activities as well.

Etruscan Sky Map

Etruscan Sky Map (mleiv.com)
Medium: Illustrator Size: N/A

The sky divided by each Etruscan deity who rules over that area. Facing south with this map one can divine the messages of the gods just like a true Etruscan priest. Yes, I can read the names myself. If you want your own, this is available on the wallpapers page.

EK

EK (mleiv.com)
Medium: Pencil Size: 8X11"

Sigma Eta Phi is the pseudo-fraternity of the Classics college world, Eta-Kappa was my university's section. One of the presidents came up with this idea and asked me to draw up a T-shirt design. It was never used.

Boudica's Revolt

Boudica's Revolt (mleiv.com)
Medium: Pencil Size: 8X11"

A paper I did in college on the revolt of Boudica where I attempted to show that she was a Celtic Priestess involved in a religious revolt.

Nefas Logo

Nefas Logo (mleiv.com)
Medium: Photoshop Size: N/A

Nefas means unlucky or unholy in Latin. Days were called Fas when determined favorable by the priests, and Nefas when no business could be conducted.

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