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Offline katrichelle

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Hello from Portland!
« on: June 04, 2019, 02:02:55 PM »
Hiya! My name is Karina and I've been a long time fan of the 501st and Rebel Legion. I just moved up to the Pacific Northwest from SoCal and I'm currently located in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Everyone I've met in the Southern California Garrison at conventions has been a pleasure to hang out with, and I'm excited to work towards joining this community!

I've got a number of ideas around what costume(s) I want to do and would love some guidance on where to start. I'm partial to characters that are torn between the light and the dark, like Bastila Shan. However, I also love characters like Darth Zannah and Barriss Offee.

I've been a seamstress for a long time but have never worked with leather or armor before, and would be totally stoked to learn those techniques from others!

Looking forward to meeting you all and getting to know you!  :D

Cheers!
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Offline carpe mindiem

Re: Hello from Portland!
« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2019, 02:38:49 PM »
Welcome to Oregon!
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Offline Beckett

Re: Hello from Portland!
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2019, 03:04:56 PM »
Welcome, what part of SoCal? (I grew up in Mission Viejo)
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Re: Hello from Portland!
« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2019, 03:53:03 PM »
Welcome! This is a great group to be in.
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Offline Rat

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Re: Hello from Portland!
« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2019, 04:00:36 PM »
Welcome aboard. Yes what area indeed as I grew up from Long Beach to Laguna Beach over to Riverside.

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Offline katrichelle

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Re: Hello from Portland!
« Reply #5 on: June 04, 2019, 04:20:50 PM »
Welcome to Oregon!
Thanks so much! I’m beyond happy to be here!


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Offline katrichelle

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Re: Hello from Portland!
« Reply #6 on: June 04, 2019, 04:22:33 PM »
Welcome, what part of SoCal? (I grew up in Mission Viejo)
Grew up around Anaheim, but lived in Lake Forest/Mission Viejo for a number years (loved it there) then moved up north of LA to Thousand Oaks for work!


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Offline katrichelle

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Re: Hello from Portland!
« Reply #7 on: June 04, 2019, 04:24:59 PM »
Welcome aboard. Yes what area indeed as I grew up from Long Beach to Laguna Beach over to Riverside.

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It sounds like we had similar experiences around SoCal! I was constantly in the beach cities for scuba and surf :)
My home cities were always Anaheim and Lake Forest though!


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Re: Hello from Portland!
« Reply #8 on: June 04, 2019, 04:36:13 PM »
Nice lived in Brea prior to moving up here.

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Offline katrichelle

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Re: Hello from Portland!
« Reply #9 on: June 04, 2019, 07:00:42 PM »
Nice lived in Brea prior to moving up here.

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Right on, loved the Brea area!


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Offline Beckett

Re: Hello from Portland!
« Reply #10 on: June 04, 2019, 09:17:32 PM »
Welcome, what part of SoCal? (I grew up in Mission Viejo)
Grew up around Anaheim, but lived in Lake Forest/Mission Viejo for a number years (loved it there) then moved up north of LA to Thousand Oaks for work!


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Excellent! Small world for sure. I miss the old stomping ground. Don’t miss the traffic though, lol
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Offline katrichelle

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Re: Hello from Portland!
« Reply #11 on: June 05, 2019, 01:28:30 PM »
Welcome, what part of SoCal? (I grew up in Mission Viejo)
Grew up around Anaheim, but lived in Lake Forest/Mission Viejo for a number years (loved it there) then moved up north of LA to Thousand Oaks for work!


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Excellent! Small world for sure. I miss the old stomping ground. Don’t miss the traffic though, lol
Agreed, it’s been a wonderful experience since moving here!


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Offline CJ49er

Re: Hello from Portland!
« Reply #12 on: June 05, 2019, 04:16:19 PM »
Welcome, Karina!



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Offline jj49

Re: Hello from Portland!
« Reply #13 on: June 05, 2019, 11:02:21 PM »
Welcome! Glad to see you on the forums! Enjoyed our chat through email and look forward to meeting you.
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Offline katrichelle

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Re: Hello from Portland!
« Reply #14 on: June 06, 2019, 04:36:12 AM »
Welcome, Karina!
Thank you CJ49er :D


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