Confession time. I am a giant nerd. OK, that's not exactly a confession to anyone who has known me for a while, but I like to think it isn't readily apparent upon first meeting me.

This past weekend, Matt and I decided to attend Dragon*Con, the world's largest sci-fi and fantasy convention, which takes place every year in Atlanta.

Each year for the past 24 years, people from all over the country flock to Atlanta in costumes, ready to listen to panels about their favorite TV shows, movies and books. Cult iconic celebrities attend as well.

I don't venture into the city much, but I was excited about a few things: James Marsters (Spike from “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”), the cast of “Mystery Science Theater 3000” (my favorite show as a child) and the people watching.

Unfortunately, Marsters canceled, so my whole plan to stalk him didn't come to fruition. But we saw a lot of people in a lot of costumes.

It used to amaze me that adults would put as much time, effort and money into their costumes as they do, but now that I've gone and experienced it, I kind of get it. Matt is already thinking of costumes for next year, so we can truly get in on the action.

A couple of the best costumes I saw were actually donned by my friends Lauren and Adam. Lauren made them both costumes from the “Watchmen” movie and comic book series.

Other costumes I liked were Sailor Moon, Waldo of “Where's Waldo” fame, “Sesame Street”'s Grover and the Mad Hatter.

Much of the Dragon*Con fun, at least for me, is remembering all the cool stuff I grew up with.

In the age of iPhones and Netflix, it's kind of fun to look back to a time when I used to get so excited over a new straight-to-video Rainbow Brite movie.

I wonder if any of those are posted on Youtube.