Where are my fellow Browncoats?

I'm Jerilyn from Huntsville majoring in Biology. I owe my love for science fiction to my daddy. After Saturday morning swim practice, I would come home to my dad watching Mystery Science Theater 3000. I would always join him and laugh at the jokes I didn't fully understand. As I grew older my dad introduced me to comic books. (DC is better than Marvel!) We always had intense discussions and tried to keep up with the intertwining plots. Then Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game was introduced to my life. I think I was 12, around Ender's age, when I first read it. I fell in love with him, and I cried with him. I read it every year, and I still feel the same way. My love for science fiction grew even more when my family discovered the genius of Joss Whedon. My first exposure to Joss was Firefly, and I became a browncoat. I have the shirt and everything. My dad decided to explore other shows created by Joss and got the first season of Buffy. I scoffed at the title and didn't give the show much of a chance. Then I saw "The Pack," where Xander is possessed by a hyena spirit. I still had some misgivings about the show, but I gave it a shot after that. I'm really glad I did. Now my family goes to DragonCon to see our family friend who is a fantasy artist. We take pictures of the amazing costumes and try to get to the discussions of our favorites in SciFi.