March 26, 2019
"Probably the Best Shirt Website I've Found Yet" ~ ThunderEgg
So, I was on the internet looking for some t-shirts. I am a little obsessed with shirts, to be honest. On this occasion, however, I was specifically looking for some that would compliment my form. I usually just buy a shirt because I like it's design and throw caution to the wind on whether it actually looks good on me. (Keeping on this tangent) I've been watching some of those self-improvement TV shows, and they usually have people who are sad and don't know how to dress themselves, so I figure it's about time I pay more attention to this.
I got bored of looking at workout tees on Amazon. I have a Superman one I really like and was hoping to find something similar. So, superheroes were out of the picture. What's arguably better than superheroes? Pokemon! So I looked on the interwebs for some cool compression Pokemon tees. Unfortunately, there aren't that many.
I mean, there's this one, down below. It's kind of creepy, though. And on Aliexpress. Sorry, I'm not willing to buy copywright infringing products on Chinese sites. Amazon is way less sketchy.
![[User Posted Image]](https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1dQcMRFXXXXbrapXXq6xXFXXXh/Autumn-Men-Pikachu-Meowth-Pokemon-Pocket-Monst-T-shirts-Long-Sleeve-3D-Compression-Shirt-Fitness.jpg_640x640.jpg)
From there, I ran into a cool looking pic from Pinterest. Here's my hot take on Pinterest, by the way. They steal art. Me no likey. I know this sort of thing happens everywhere, but I feel like its especially prevalent on Pinterest. Some of my own art has been kidnapped and put on there, so I have a bit of a vendetta against the site. Plus, it's just mostly middle age white moms who use it, and I get enough of them in my daily life already.
Here's the image by the way. Not really a big Pokemon Go player, but I respect it. I consider myself a Team Instinct kind of person, and I like the overall complexity of the design.
![[User Posted Image]](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/90/7a/cd/907acd0b53c6535612fbcd2169ea781c--team-t-shirts-pokemon-go.jpg)
The nice thing about whoever posted this on Pinterest is that they linked the image to the original site. So, I took a look at the link. "Damascusapparel.com... hmm, what a name."
I went to the site and scrolled down some of the images. As of today, they have some pop-culture stuff, so I was hoping to see some stolen property that I recognized. No Pokemon, no Spyro...
Wait, what's this?
Then, I found it. The best shirt I've seen in ages. Entitled something dramatic like: Kill Nihilism. (Here it is on the site, for the curious: https://damascusapparel.com/co...ism-sonic-shirt)
![[User Posted Image]](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0823/2953/products/KILL_NIHL_MOCK_DAMASCUS_APPAREL_1024x1024.jpg?v=1529036995)
Not really into the depressing name, but I appreciate the irony. It's stinkin' Sonic the Hedgehog juxtaposed with the idea of nihilism! Now, I've only played one Sonic game all the way through, but I sort of get that he's not a nihilistic kind of guy. He's more of a chill kind of dude. A symbol of the 90s. I feel an attachment to him because he sort of gives me the same vibe as our Lord and Savior, Spyro the Dragon.
Although the shirt is beautiful and perfect in almost every way, there are two things about it that prevent me from buying it. The majority of the design is on the back. I like having a busy design in the front, which sort of obscures the parts of my body that I'm uncomfortable with. Secondly, it's a $50 shirt. I don't feel like it's worth it to me to spend $50 on such a shirt. Maybe if it depicted something that I care even more about. Or, if I had more spending money.
I have yet to find a shirt that I want to purchase, but I certainly learned a valuable lesson. Sonic and nihilism mix surprisingly well. Oh, and Pikachu's face should NOT be on someone's chest. Maybe as a tattoo... but not a shirt.