State Classics
The Governor of Virginia declared that this week just passed would be State Classics week in which we are to observe the influence of Greco-Roman culture on today’s society.
As a Latin student [and recent winner of Summa Cum Laude With greatest praise on the National Latin Exam] I expected that there would be revelry planned thanks to our teacher.
I, of course, was right, because he’s a huge Latin nerd, etc. We had a Certamen [think academic quiz team...just with questions about Latin/Roman Culture/etc.], a banquet with appropriate cuisine, they [as I didn't attend the showings because of work, etc] watched Troy [rubbish imo] and 300 [inaccurate but still entertaining]. Yesterday, we read Shel Silverstein’s “The Giving Tree,” but…a version whose text was in Latin. It would have been a good exercise in translation except for the fact that most everyone is familiar with the story and can recite it. Cute nonetheless.
Also, as a part of yesterday’s festivities, he suggested that we dress in togas/stolas/tunics [for the ever-elusive extra credit]. I’m game, so before I went out and bought anything I needed to buy [mom said, "No, Jenn, just use a bedsheet." Well, that would be fine if my sheets were not white-and-blue with moons and stars on them] I consulted the internet to see what all this would entail.
Most sites gave me Animal House togas. Boo, no, I don’t want a lame one. This is not college, this is not a toga party, I am not Belushi, etc.
So I came across a few nicer ones. They said, explicitly, “NO BEDSHEETS. They pretty much suck.” Well, okay. I went out to a craft store and bought 4.5 yards [Hey, that's about the same in meters!] of deep blue costume-grade satin. Fun stuff. I go home to practice tying/pinning it and realize that I have the dexterity of a python–or at least, when pinning myself. I even browsed YouTube and checked out the video tutorials there. I managed to get the idea down, but wrapping and tying it on yourself is just a few steps away from hell.
So I had to have a friend help me tie mine in the morning, and in exchange, I tied hers. They look a lot better with help. However, they aren’t classy perfect ones, they are closer to Animal House’s signature version…although they did look a LOT less sloppy.
At the end of the day…[shitty cell-phone quality piccy]:
Hey bra-strap~ Never saw any see-through’s in stores here. Maybe I never passed by a store specializing in lingerie or expensive stores ~(oo~)
Looks somewhat decent to good (^OO)^ Hmm I only remember senate’s toga’s and men’s from memory in books ( o_o) They should look about the same roight? =D
I’ve forgotten most of my 6 years of Latin classes o_o I wonder how you guys pronounce the words/sentences, at times =o
Fredericks of Hollywood, lala. :D But it’s okay that you don’t know; lingerie something are *supposed* to be a mystery.
Yeah, see, women didn’t actually wear togas, they wore stolas…but I couldn’t make one of those, so I just wrapped a very simple toga similar in style [wrap] to a toga praetexta. The obvious lack would be the tunic, but pssh. Too warm here [85 degrees F!] for all that mess.
Well, hm. In Latin, there are no Js Ks or Ws. Cs are pronounced with a hard consonant sound [agricola, agricolae m ah-grih-cole-ah, -eye], Is replace anything that would use a J [Julius = Iulus/Iulius]. Otherwise it depends on the word, I guess…
4.5 meters of wrapping. o.O
Solid job, I think it looks good.
Well, yes. The typical recommendation is six meters, but I definitely needed nothing like that. So I cut it down some.
But it makes sense. I’m 34in around the top–so almost a yard/close to a meter. A little more in the hips. Not sure about the waist measurements, but still. It has to go three times to cover that, plus have some for the ’strap’ and some to cover ze legs. :3
Model thin (~o.o)~
Wrap it sumo style~! (for the men) And stomp one feet then the other and go groar~!
ROTFL, yes. Perhaps if we do an asian version.. :3