CHOC Xmas Party

Members of Sunrider and the 501st went down to the Children’s Hospital of Orange County to lend a had at their annual Xmas party. It was a good time. I road tested the new wig and ROTJ costume. I also painted my Hasbro blaster so it looks like the realt hing but still retains it’s noise making abilities. Which the kids always like. The wig is to dark and kind of crappy. I will probably purchase a new one before the Where Science Meets Imagination events in February. Vince brought his R2. Shawn brought the H-Wing. I met another Han Solo costumers who had painted his Malibu up to look like the Millenium Falcon. Good times had by all. Especially the kids.

Here’s some pics:

Broken hyperdrive motivator

I received an email from the Rebel Legion command that my application had been processed and I had to submit a picture. I submitted what I had: mostly Con photos with other people or where I am wearing a badge. I received a second message asking if I could take and submit some photos without other people or badges and on a plain background. I put it on my to-do list but my work and personal life had been churning like white water since July and the picture continually slipped my mind.

I spent the next few months forgetting to take pictures as the Rebel Legion would slip in and out of my consciousness. It seemed Han was doomed to a life of sitting in a closet waiting for Halloween.

Luckily, at some point around October, Legion command passed membership and costume on to the individuals local bases. So, with that change, Donna was able to push my full membership through since she had seen the quality of my costume firsthand at Comicon. Being a bit shy to all this new frontier, I dragged my feet about checking out the Legion forums or posting for a while.

Eventually, I got over it and started checking the Sunrider Base boards.