I got this from the superwiki site. It’s a promotional pic from “Metamorphosis.”
I want to salt and burn this shirt.
LOL! That’s really funny how one shirt can inspire so many strong reactions.
Cuz, I love that shirt.
I love the fact that whoever designed it used the backside of the fabric and we’re seeing only the hints of what is underneath – and this seems appropriate for Season 4 Sam.
I love that it’s white and red – purity and danger/blood combined – also appropriate for Season 4 Sam.
I love that it’s basically “Fuck you” Pink in the context of Dean doing so much of that I’m the older brother “Samantha” and “You’re a red-headed woman” kind of teasing.
I love that Sam either is so desperate for shirts that fit, is so damn logical/practical, or has no discriminating taste whatsoever that he couldn’t care less what’s on it as long as it does what it’s supposed to do.
And then, I love it’s construction – its placket front and lack of give in the woven cotton fabric that meant Sam had to stretch his arms up over his head to pull it on
ahahaha I LOVE that there is meta about the pink swirly shirt
You need to call out sweetsamofmine as well. I think she and safiyabat hate it more than I do! (I do think it is a very very bad shirt) (but some of his others are even worse) (brown and grey and orange thick stripes and pointy pockets SAMMY NOOO)
Wait, are you talking about this shirt?!
Because that is my favourite Sammy shirt of all (v-necks not withstanding of course!) I just love the fact that its survived all the way from S3 (A Very Supernatural Christmas is its first appearance I think?). Apparently I have equally as bad a taste in clothes as Sam. The "No good Awful Terrible Really Bad Horrible Shirt" however can burn in hell for all eternity
Ahahaha I’m sorry yes that was exactly the shirt I meant!! I think it’s horrible!!! But that’s fine. To each their own. (I prefer a tasteful plaid or ideally a nice figurehugging sweater)
I love the fact that Sam makes terrible fashion choices.
I mean, I’m sure that it is a real challenge to be his size and thrift shopping for a lot of your clothing and have to just kind of take what you can get. But I also don’t get the sense that he cares what goes on his body as long as it does its job. (I dress roughly the same way to be honest.)
But he does tend to have some truly eye-scarring garments. And the No-Good Awful Terrible Really Bad Horrible Shirt is one of them. Maybe someone can ask what happened to it at NJ Con?
*snicker* Oh, yeah. There’s all kind of meta about clothing in Supernatural. I may have even charted colors worn by Sam and Dean in the first 3 seasons in a fit of flu-enduced OCD. See?
All based on analysis of how Supernatural uses color as a thematic motif:
It all got started with Bowtrunckle’s observation that Yellow was showing up as a reference to things associated with the Yellow-Eyed Demon – and later all things supernatural. I’ve pretty much stopped following the discussion since the end of Season 4, but Zimshan picked up the discussion and changed my mind about the use of green as referring to fate and red/white/blue instead referencing choice/free will. Once the angels were introduced it was Blue/Yellow all over the place in reference to them (e.g., Hael’s outfit and the ubiquitous yellow/blue Sandover outfits).
And so Sam and Dean’s wardrobe started moving toward more green and blue into season 3 (sacrifice + fate) as the myth arc starts to unfold. Sam’s wardrobe slowly moved away from neutrals to a mix of green/blue and more frequent incidences of yellow and red, echoing his side of the myth arc journey.
I’ve seen other meta on Dean’s wardrobe as an indicator of his mental state, as in how many layers he wears and when he’s comfortable getting out of the layers (i.e., always in all layers laying atop his bed after returning from Hell and in later in Season 9 versus the dead-guy’s robe in Season 8 and Season 1-3? stripped down and under the covers to sleep).
There are all other kinds of visual motifs that pop up with consistent thematic references. Flowers -> secrets/something hidden, bridges -> connections, doors -> choices, bars/slats/dividers -> being caged, just to name a few. There’s been some great discussion of motifs, placement and shot angles at spnematography if you’re interested.
Aren’t you glad you asked. 😛
Name: Hearseeno As in “Hear, see, be silent, if you wish to live (in peace)” from what was originally my fandom lurking livejournal account. There might have been a wave of fandom wank occurring about that time.
Nickname: uhm… none that won’t completely dox me. 🙂 It was a nickname given by a college roommate, who sent me a letter addressed simply to my nickname when I lived on a rural route without a house number. I received it. Such is the life in a small, rural town.
Birthday: As a major identifier, I think this one goes under “none yo b’dness” 😛
Gender: CIS Female, though I’m working on growing a beard these past few years, onnnnne hair at a time.
Sexuality: I have one, somewhere. Think I left it back in Chicago.
Height: I have height, and breadth, and mass. I am corporeal despite all my best efforts.
Time zone: EST
What time and date is it there: “I should be in bed” o’clock
Average hours of sleepI get a night: usually about 5 to 6, dagnabit. I catch a second wind about 11:30 and stay up way too late after that.
Last thing I googled was: LOL, the latin proverb from above, which I just discovered was apparently co-opted by a branch of the Free Masons. I’m associated with many layers of silent conspiracies – Go me!
Most used phrase(s): "Fuckin’ A" sighed frequently during my workday, along with “Jesus-fucking-Christ,” and the more explosive “Shit!” I may have a mouth like a trucker.
First word that comes to mind: "moist" *g* Okay, so I may also be a smart-ass.
What I last said to a family member: Hmm. Oh! Told my nephew he made me all misty-eyed over a letter he sent me. So proud of him.
One place that makes me happy and why: my little front balcony. It’s private but outdoors. High up enough that I’m aware of what’s on the street but can’t be seen if I stay seated. I’ve always wanted a secret English garden and this is about as close as I can get right now.
How many blankets I sleep under: 0, 1, 2, 3 depending on the weather, whether my blinds are open, and the whims of the cat.
Favorite beverage(s): I had a really good Porter last week. Chocolaty smooth and a bit spicy. Yum.
Last movie I watched in the cinema: I really should go to the cinema more. There’s a little art-house one only a block away. That was one of my favorite things about living in the city. You’d think I’d go more.
Three things I can’t live without: the solace of my own company, the absolute privilege to have worked inpatient brain injury rehab and the lessons that the people there taught me about what’s important, the breadth of experiences my job allows me to have, I mean, seriously, I’m pretending to be a penguin complete with goofy squawking and hand flapping with a little 3 year old one hour, listening and simply being there when a parent needs to just be sad for a little while the next, and then supervising young postdoctoral fellows on neuroanatomy, brain function, injury, its impact on behavior and development and helping them develop their own style of teaching and supporting families and kids. I may be a little tired.
A piece of advice to all my followers: I know you always hear this, but, Fuckin’A, don’t sweat the small stuff, and don’t you dare make decisions based on what other people think you should do. We are alive just a little while and our hold on what we have is tenuous at best.
You all have to listen to this song: Whatever gets your toes tapping and lifts your spirits. I’m on a modern classical piano kick myself, lately. Not very toe tapping. Nor particularly melodic, either. Rather repetitive and semi-meditative. It’s kinda like jazz in that way. More fun to play than to listen to.
Who should I tag? *snork* I only have like a dozen followers. If you happen to read this and have a free moment here or there, consider yourself tagged.
I think about this ALL THE TIME. I fucking love it.
Fandom is the most brilliant, beautiful, collaborative, critical, deeply subversive stuff there is and I ADORE IT TO PIECES.
And no, it’s not all women—certainly not, absolutely not. But I’d say it’s vast majority women. (…Ridiculous crazy vast majority anybody-except-cis-men.) I know I often think of fandom as a feminine and/or queer-centered space.
I’m reblogging for the added commentary and to add a link to a meta I recently came across. The whole thing is worth a read, but the first paragraph really resonates:
The types of fandom that are most often considered traditional and acceptable, and which are often either male-dominated or coded as masculine, tend to be acquisitive, whether in terms of knowledge (obscure trivia) or merchandise (collectibles). Whereas, by contrast, the types of fandom most often considered insincere, non-serious or “unreal”, and which are often either female-dominated or coded as feminine, tend to be creative, such as making costumes, writing fanfic and drawing fanart. (via fozmeadows)
Micheal Brown is being laid to rest today. The family has asked for a day of peace without protest during the funeral proceedings. #staywoke #insolidarity
That point in a piece of fanfiction where you can tell something embarrassing is about to happen so you start fucking around on tumblr because you’re a huge baby with a crippling overabudance of empathy.
I do this with every media I consume. I pause movies and have to walk around and prepare myself for second-hand embarrassment sometimes.
OMG, yes! I’ve had a huge embarrassment squick ever since I can remember.
Please sign Sen. Jamilah Nasheed’s petition that Robert McCulloch recuse himself and his office from all investigation related to the murder of Michael Brown. McCullogh can not be trusted to bring the law to bear on Darren Wilson or the Ferguson Police Department.
McCulloch’s decision not to charge officers who murdered two unarmed African American men in 2000 by shooting into their car 20 times, especially in the face the U.S. Attorney Office’s independent investigation that those officers lied about their actions, gives us no confidence that his office can provide a fair and impartial investigation into this current matter.
This is important. Please sign.
3,000 more signatures are needed, please sign this!
I want to salt and burn this shirt.
Hearseeno 