#thisisabadidea

The Bad Idea Tour was first officially announced just this season at the Supernatural Convention in Charlotte, NC. In August of 2017, Jenson made an Instagram video voicing that “This is a bad idea” before quickly deleting it. When asked about it that year on the panel, no one would say a word. 

What is the tour for?? Jenson, Jared, Misha, and much of the cast has pledged to run the Seattle Marathon this November and are working with Random Acts to raise money to stop childhood hunger. They are running a promotional tour to encourage fans to donate to the cause and participate in Random Act’s Endure4Kindness marathon this November as well. And for those fans who are dedicated, determined, or maybe even just obsessed enough- the Seattle Marathon is open to the public, you just have to register for the run... 

All in all, this is another one of Misha’s brainchildren, along with another cast member Rachel Miner, and his dedication to combating things like childhood hunger and just spreading kind acts in the world had sparked this one as well. But because everyone can donate, but why not literally stomp out hunger while you raise money?? 

Although this project was just formally announced, the promoting has not stopped. With Misha and the whole cast sharing tweets the day it was announced saying things such as “This is a bad idea” or “So bad it’s good.” This almost subtle spam on the actor’s part caught the attention of fans, like myself, who don’t follow other state’s conventions religiously and made us all click the hashtag that’s now randomly flooding my twitter #BadIdeaTour. 

This “challenge” has all the right components- an easy way to participate (donate), a challenging addition (the E4K run), and a fun payoff of watching the cast run in November, and enjoying Jenson’s Instagram where he’ll be partially dying at the end, muttering he’s too old with a energized Jared grinning next to him who was barely phased. The fans know how it’ll play out. I personally believe this will be viral within the SPN world, and am curious to see just how far of an outreach this will make. Since it’s still relatively new, we will have to see how it develops. 

To Donate: https://www.crowdrise.com/o/en/campaign/the-bad-idea-tour

Sources:

http://www.supernaturalwiki.com/The_Bad_Idea_Tour

https://spnhunters.com/2018/08/28/supernatural-cast-random-acts-bad-idea-tour/

I had to face the facts, I’m bitter and super pessimistic regarding romantic relationships. 

Like just mentioning myself in a relationship was enough to send me off the edge. Pure rage. It was the WORST possibility ever. Whenever I’ve had the misfortune of having a crush on someone, IT’S BEEN THE MOST PAINFULLY ANNOYING experience of my life! 

That giddy, butterflies in your stomach, high feeling that people like when falling in love, I FREAKIN HATE. It makes me literally sick...my body shakes and I just want it to be over. I can’t sleep, I can’t focus, I can’t FUNCTION. I don’t know if I want to see that person or if I wish they never existed. 

I wanted to like love, I wanted to enjoy dating. I had daydreams and fantasies of moonlight walks and picnics and sharing memories. But it seems impossible. I couldn’t take it, so I just didn’t bother dating. I didn’t want anything to do with that STRESS. 

But now, I don’t want to be ruled by fear. I want to challenge myself to face myself. I don’t want to deny myself the experience of having a relationship because I don’t know how to handle the stress. I want to grow. 

So I’ll give it a go. For the next 3 months I’ll try the “dating” thing....It feels like such a bad idea, but I’ll never know until I do it.