Tell me what you love about Fandom/Wincon

Come one, come all and tell me what you love, why fandom is the best thing. Extra points for why you love the Wincon organizers.

I'll start:
I love that thanks to fandom, I've been able to meet hundreds of new people, to share fic and ideas over thousands of miles in the blink of an eye. I love that I have found people who get me and offer support and love.

Wincon has a special place in my hart. When we went to the first one, we were basically fandom newbies. We had written one story for the most part. We were nervous, because neither of us is very social in person, but we were so looking forward to meeting people who we admired. And what we found was a group of people who welcomed us, who gave us their time and their friendship. And many of them, I'm still proud to call my friends.

One of those is one of our awesome con organizers,

coiledsoul. At the first Wincon, we made the pilgrimage to Nashville proper, and we got tattooed. Every time I see the tattoo on Jess' back, I remember that weekend, and the awesome amount of fun we had. I remember how much I loved spending time with fangirls. I remember tequila and JDM's movie Dead and Breakfast. I remember (of all things) a Christian tattoo shop, and an adorable artist named Colby.

We're planning to drive up to Chicago this October. I can't wait to catch up and have another amazing time.