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    29 Things People At Comic-Con Love

    Like that moment right after you've picked up your badge, and the hellish line was totally worth it.

    1. Getting pumped on the road trip down to the Con.

    2. The moment after you finally pick up your badge.

    3. Being in a place where everything, and I do mean EVERYTHING, is geeked out.

    4. Trying to correctly guess what other people's obscure outfits are from.

    5. Watching San Diego — the biggest bro city in California — turn into Nerd Town USA.

    6. Game of Thrones anything, basically.

    7. The unadulterated joy of getting housing when no one else can.

    8. Visiting all of the tricked out pop-up parties.

    9. Pouring through this guide, and discovering a panel you didn't see before.

    10. Watching all of the badass tweens totally upstage everyone.

    11. Picking out a pair of comfy shoes to wear on the Con floor. (AKA Vans)

    12. Posing for glorious pics, in general.

    13. Getting to see all of the epic homemade costumes.

    14. Knowing that you're breathing the same air as the people you write fanfic about.

    15. Being at an event where cosplay is highly encouraged.

    16. Finalizing your very own panel schedule.

    17. Checking out all of the booth merch, and pretending like you might have the cash to buy some.

    18. SWAG, SWAG, AND MORE SWAG.

    19. Accidentally being at a booth just in time to score their free swag.

    20. Geek love, and massive amounts of PDA!

    21. People who bring surge protectors.

    22. The love/hate relationship that is Hall H.

    23. And actually getting into a panel in Hall H for which you've been waiting 8 hours.

    24. Pets who are closeted geeks.

    25. Pedicabs, so someone else can drag your sore feet to the parties.

    26. All of the free food and drinks, because it's FREE.

    27. Awesome surprise panel guests!

    28. Getting a seat on The Trolley.

    29. And most of all, being in a place where you can completely geek out.