1. The people are all super nice. Let's be honest, it's about 95% female attendance, mostly because it's a show about 2 cute boys. And us girls tend to be super sweet. However, I feel like somehow everyone is just nicer in this fandom. They yell support when someone mentions a struggle. They geek out with each other over the same things. They share stories and laugh. Even the people that were working the convention were super helpful. It was basically the pot at the end of a rainbow all day long.
2. Vendor area - not so exciting. I wasn't expecting it to be huge, but I was expecting a little more. My friend who was hankering for a Tee shirt never found anything that made her happy. And for the most part, there was a lot of other non supernaturally things which seemed weird to me. I didn't want much but I did want a book and a SPN Survivors pin - neither of which I saw. But I have to admit, for an SPN convention, there were certainly some cute Doctor Who stuff : )
3. Richard Speight Jr. deserves some sort of award for best host in all of creation. He's hilarious, quick on his feet (in that he can adlib the heck out of anything that happens not that he runs a lot : ) and just an all around happy go lucky presence all day. How can you not love a guy that comes out with a patriotic top hat and oversized shades to match his outfit of red pants, white shirt and a blue jacket in Washington DC? Honestly, he's such an awesome dude!
4. Fans are so darn creative! Between the gorgeous costumes (Rowena complete with a long red wig. The Impala with a chevy logo hair clip. Castiel with real feathered wings.) and all the awesome fan attire, I wasn't sure where to look first. I just kept ogling at all the people there and thinking about how much time it took to create these works of art. It was so fun to see that side of people. The most creative was a woman who hand-painted a Funko Pop to look exactly like Sheriff Mills which she presented to Kim Rhodes at the panel. It was gorgeous! I'm not sure who was more excited; the painter to give it to Kim or Kim receiving it.
5. How can this cast - and I mean the ENTIRE cast - be so darn charming, kind and all around hilarious? It would seem that there's not a bad apple in the bunch. Gabriel Tigerman and Chad Lindberg were up first. And I didn't know anything about either of them so I wasn't so excited to see them. But after the first 10 minute story about a 5 legged cow, I was hooked. They were both very funny guys who really played well off each other, and kept the place laughing for the whole hour.
Then it was Kim Rhodes and Brianna Buckmaster's turn. And yes, they are as awesome as you want them to be. I think every female in the room wanted to be their best friend. They're strong, and opinionated and intelligent, but they're also unbelievably funny and quick-witted. Brianna had the entire audience in tears talking about how she was when she first met Jensen. On the outside she was "Hi how are you?" but on the inside she was " ...{faints}" (complete with her actually pratfalling down to the ground.) She totally gets it! I think I want to be her when I grow up. And the best part is that those are just the start. We still have 2 more days to fill with more amazing people!
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