curled around these images

Oh good lordy! There's delicious hurty Sam stuff going on over at ohsam. Excuse me while I wallow! (and dammit, I came too late and left a prompt buried deeeeep. But boy am I enjoying the works. Like cassiopeia7 awesome art work here).

Here's a few things worth checking out!

If you're on twitter you probably already follow @FangasmSPN (If not I recommend following because it'll keep you up to date on all things SPN). Or, you might follow their blog Fangasm. It's run by two super Supernatural fans - Lynn Zubernis and Katherine Larsen.

Well, they are now on LJ - fangasmspn. They have recently created a new community here (though they have been involved in fandom for a long time) and have posted some information about their latest book Fangasm: Supernatural Fangirls

If you're a fan -- of SPN or anything -- we think you'll recognize yourself in Fangasm. At the very least, you'll laugh at our misadventures as we fall in love with Supernatural, discover the wonders of online fandom, and then hit the road (and the books) to figure out what the heck is going on with us!



This is Jared doing his impression of a 'Fangasm' for them. (ha! I love Jensen's face!). I think I have a fangasm every time I think about how generous the cast and crew have been with their time - not only for this book, but for the future ones also. AND when I think about how much work Lynn and Katherine have done to create these wonderful works for us.

I haven't read it yet, but I love the idea of a journey through fandom and what it means to be a supernatural fangirl. And I think for anyone who feels that fandom has changed them for the better (me me), then this will be a insightful and enjoyable read.

Also! The lovely growyourwings's photography is in the book! \o/ Check out her post for more information.

It's available from Amazon if you want to grab a copy. :))

This is on tumblr here.

I've uploaded the images here because I NEED these stats on my journal. I can't get over the amount of work that would have gone into researching all this stuff. And then making all the cool graphics. This fandom can be batshit crazy (and yeah, I gotta say I'm seeing it now that I'm hanging around tumblr more) but wow, there are many more who are simply A-MAZING and take the time to give us this incredible stuff!



( more awesome stats here )

Those graphs are amazing! I particularly love the way they provide a great comparison between seasons. Look how much Dean drank in S7! And how many times he said "Sammy" in S2! LOVE IT!

Yesterday was a day of SPN! \o/ I spent the day with the lovely redteekal and we talked all things S8 (and re-watched a couple of S8 eps). I need to jot some of it down because we sorted it all out!! ;D

There's a lot of scattered thoughts here. It's my attempt to capture some of yesterday's discussion but also it works as a reflection on S8 so far. It's not negative, it's just musing about some of the unanswered and problematic moments in S8. I know I'm probably flogging a dead horse - it's likely all been said before (and over and over), but I want to get it out of my system before Act II commences. (Lots of points under the cut. I don't claim we answered these for everyone but it certainly helped me).

( Nothing like some real live chat to mull it over... )

While I'm here have a rec! missyjack had the wonderful opportunity to interview Mark Meloche, who is the Visual Effects Supervisor on Supernatural. It's a great interview and it gives you a real insight on some of the behind the scenes stuff. Check it out here. You can leave feedback here.

Because...yes. That episode was just that good.

Just a couple of tiny observations and a rec.

( I love it when show is clever.. )

I'm off to Sydney (again *g*) next week. Not a holiday this time though. I hope to have time to be on-line but I have no idea how busy I will be. (not too busy to watch the next ep I hope!)

xx

I was lucky enough to have a sneak peek at this vid a couple of days ago and it blew me away.

In Your Darkest Hour by callme_k

It impressed me not only because it is so beautifully vidded but also because I didn't expect for ONE MINUTE that I would be as moved as I was about a Cas vid. This isn't JUST a vid about Castiel though, it's about how he is there, and has always been there for our boys. It's as much about the Winchesters as it is about Cas. It's an AU and the way callme_k has manipulated the footage to look like Cas is watching over them is wonderful. It's also works as an outsider POV of the boys and I always love that.

Damn it. Just trust me on this. Whether you love, hate or are indifferent about Cas I recommend this vid. I can't remember the last time a vid with Cas in it has moved me so much. It adds another layer to the meaning of "Team Free Will". I also love it when Cas is represented as being there for both Sam and Dean.

Go. Go!... and tell callme_k how awesome she is. <3


While I'm here I also have to rec the A-mazing secretlytodream's latest vid - Lonely Souls.

*guh* This gal! Her skill just...well, leaves me breathless to be honest. If she could bottle that she'd make a fortune. The timing of the edits in the vid is INCREDIBLE and the theme encompasses so much of what Supernatural is.


I'll toss in another rec while I'm here....

Check out missyjack's poem dedicated to spnstoryfinders - Can You Rec Me?

It's HILARIOUS and very clever. Read the blurb to find out how this was constructed. OH FANDOM!!!


And now for some gorgeous art. There has been some wonderful art posted in the recent spn_j2_bigbang postings and reccing all those would take another post. But this one you've got to check out NOW!!

Artwork for 143 Alice Grim Lane by fanlay (Sam/Dean, probably nsfw). BEAUTIFUL AND YUM!!

Sometimes I miss posts. I'm not sure why but I'm wondering if it's because of the way I use LJ. I'm not sure about anyone else but I when I log on I scroll down my flist's posts until I come to the first one I can remember seeing. Then I stop there.

I know that posts are time dependent. If you work on a post and save it and post it the next day it will end up buried and the chances are no one will see it. So I figure the time something is posted needs to be absolutely current (I suspect even an hour later would make a difference to where it appears on other peoples flists).

I wonder if it's a time thing. Perhaps I should scroll down further maybe? Is there another way of "doing" LJ?

I nearly missed THIS AMAZING post re the last episode 7.16. If you love looking at the meaning of colours and FLOWERS and scenery and all that juicy stuff then you have to check out galwithglasses post. Looking at posts like this make you realise how damn clever our is.

(  a wee bit of RL stuff )

Motels of Supernatural Season 2 is now up at SuperWiki.

I meant to say in my last post that if you see any errors or have additional information please feel free to tell me. I figure these will be a work in progress and can be updated or changed if needed.

Special thanks to missyjack for the additional information (check out the room full of room dividers in the art department \o/) and to galwithglasses for the check over. Also thanks to bellanut (whom I have not been able to get hold of unfortunately). Much of the information is gathered from her amazing motel picspams.

(I'm now feeling glad that S3 has only 16 episodes *g*)

And (completely unrelated to that) I've just seen this article (care of all_spn) discussing the possibility of Supernatural graduating to the big screen. How AWESOME would that be? I think it would transfer brilliantly. (I doubt it will ever happen, but if there's people writing about it maybe TBTB will at least consider it).

Though in the article he (Darryl Jasper) states:

Kripke’s original vision was five seasons and while “Swan Song” would have been the perfect ending to the show (similar to ‘Buffy’s’ season five finale, “The Gift”) I for one am thankful it didn’t end there.

Oh man! So am I. And not because I wanted more seasons but if the series had ended with Sam rotting away in the cage and Dean attempting to carry on a "normal" life I would have been MOST dissatisfied. (what?! "perfect ending"...whaaaaaa) Happy to say I'm not. :DD

*sigh* back to work tomorrow. As much as I love my job and look forward to getting stuck in to it, I will miss the extra time holidays give me.

MAN! What a day! The kids are freakin' feral. It's battle to get through the day with my sanity intact. I actually banged my head on the white board in frustration today. It was either that or shout SHUT THE FUCK UP! ::koff:: Needless to say, I took a deep breath and reminded myself that I do actually love my job. Most of the time.

Aaaaannway.....

( a bit of stuff re 7.08 )

Ack! Far too heavy for a Tuesday night/morning. Ignore me.

Let's look at something more positive.

Check out this post by galwithglasses. She makes some great observations on the colour episode 7.08. I love that sort of stuff. :D

Oh and there's a bottom!Sam/Jared meme happening here.'cause I have a "thing" for that also. And um... well... other stuff too it would seem. \o/

I haz some shiny new icons. \O/

After seeing this cracktastic post from missyjack I was granted permission to have them made into icons. A talented fan came to my rescue (as I has no skillz in this areas) and produced these wonderful icons (this links to missyjack's lj who has icons available for snagging if you wish).

Thanks gals. :D