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Why Bluescifiworm?

The tag bluescifiworm has a bit of a history behind it. Originally, I picked it because it was unique (You know how hard it is to come up with something no one else has used as a online tag?). I chose it because of the following reasons.

  1. I like the color blue.
  2. I love reading scifi books, specifically, Star Trek, Star Wars, Honor Harrington series (by David Weber), and Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series.
  3. I'm a bit of a bookworm. Well, maybe a lot of a bookworm ;)

A bit of background

My name is Cailin. I am 32 years old. In May of 2012, I completed a Bachelor of Science degree at Tarleton State University in Horticulture and Landscape Management with a Business Administration minor. I also hold an Associate of Science in Graphic Design. Some may ask... "Why change fields?" Well, the answer for that is a tad bit complex. At the time I was working on my AS, Graphic Design was a highly sought after skill, and I found myself to be reasonably skilled with it. It is difficult, however to find a job when people are starting to be able to do this kind of work for themselves. I spent over a year looking without much success. I then moved around a bit, finally ending up in Texas during the late summer of 2006. I did find some work, but it wasn't what I was really wanting, or what made good use of my skills. After that, I spent 6 months in AmeriCorps and then 8 months working for the IRS, then I decided to go back to school. My stint in AmeriCorps had rekindled my love for the outdoors that I'd had growing up.

Pathfinders

I was in Pathfinders from 1998ish to about 2005. In that time, I was active in two clubs - Merrimack Valley (Manchester) and then Portsmouth Living Waters. I started Pathfinders in Merrimack Valley when Pathfinders still had the green pants and skirts. It was a BIG change uniform wise to go from green and khaki to black and khaki, but I have to admit, it looks a lot sharper, and we look less like Boy Scouts. That is not to say however, that I dislike Boy Scouts as an organization. I think they are a wonderful group of people, and when I was younger, I had opportunity to interact with quite a few. The summer camp I went to for physically challenged kids was on a Boy Scout reservation.

During my time in Pathfinders, I completed many honors, and 3 classes (now called Investiture Achievements) and began work on my Master Guide requirements as well as completing the full four years of the TLT (Teen Leadership Training) program. I thought I would have to start my Master Guide over again when I returned to Pathfindering after a 6 year absence, but I worked closely with others in my local club to complete the remaining requirements. In 2004, I had the opportunity to travel to the 2004 "Faith on Fire" International Pathfinder Camporee in Oskkosh, WI. with the Portsmouth Living Waters. That was something I will never forget.

I completed my Master Guide in May of 2013 and was invested on June 1st, 2013. I'm so glad to have it finally finished. It was a long time coming. But, with the encouragement and help of many people, I have finally completed it. Master Guide is roughly equivalent to Eagle Scout in Boy Scouts.

Investiture Achievement

In Progress

Completed

Navigator advance.pngPioneer advanced.png Voyager Ribbon.jpegCompanion Ribbon.jpegFriend Ribbon.jpeg

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Strip invest friend.jpg Strip invest companion.jpg Strip invest ranger.jpg

Strip invest voyager.jpg Pioneer tab.jpg Navigator tab.jpg Strip invest guide.jpg


To Be Completed

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Completed Honors

Arts & Crafts [Artisan Master]

Cake Decorating AY Honor.png Candle Making AY Honor.png Currency AY Honor.png Decoupage AY Honor.png

Digital Photography AY Honor.png 100px Feltcraft AY Honor.png Flower Arrangement AY Honor.png

Glass Painting AY Honor.png Model Cars AY Honor.png Model Rocketry AY Honor.png Pinewood Derby AY Honor.png

100px Origami AY Honor.png String Art AY Honor.png

Health and Science

First Aid Standard AY Honor.png Health and Healing AY Honor.png 100px

Household Arts [Homemaking Master]

Baking AY Honor.png Basic Sewing AY Honor.png Cooking AY Honor.png Cooking Advanced AY Honor.png

Dressmaking AY Honor.png Dressmaking Advanced AY Honor.png Housekeeping AY Honor.png Laundering AY Honor.png

Nutrition AY Honor.png Pizza Maker AY Honor.png Quilting AY Honor.png

Nature [Naturalist Master]

Cats AY Honor.png Cats Advanced AY Honor.png Edible Wild Plants AY Honor.png Flowers AY Honor.png

Flowers Advanced AY Honor.png Fungi AY Honor.png Herbs AY Honor.png House Plants AY Honor.png

Insects AY Honor.png Insects Advanced AY Honor.png Livestock AY Honor.png Mammals AY Honor.png

Maple Sugar AY Honor.png Odonates AY Honor.png Odonates Advanced AY Honor.png Raptors AY Honor.png

Rocks and Minerals AY Honor.png Seeds AY Honor.png Shrubs AY Honor.png Soils AY Honor.png

Spiders AY Honor.png Stars AY Honor.png Trees AY Honor.png Trees Advanced AY Honor.png

Outdoor Industries

Flower Culture AY Honor.png Gardening AY Honor.png

Spiritual Growth, Outreach & Heritage [Spiritual Growth and Ministries Master]

150px Adventist Heritage AY Honor.png Adventurer for Christ AY Honor.png Adventurer for Christ Advanced AY Honor.png Basic Rescue AY Honor.png

Christian Citizenship AY Honor.png Christian Drama AY Honor.png Christian Grooming and Manners AY Honor.png Christian Storytelling AY Honor.png

CPR AY Honor.png Cultural Diversity AY Honor.png Outdated Flags AY Honor.png Literature Evangelism AY Honor.png

Personal Evangelism AY Honor.png Red Alert AY Honor.png Sanctuary AY Honor.png Temperance AY Honor.png

Tutoring AY Honor.png

Recreation [Wilderness Master]

Basic Water Safety AY Honor.png Basketball AY Honor.png Camp Craft AY Honor.png Camping Skills I AY Honor.png

Camping Skills II AY Honor.png Camping Skills III AY Honor.png Camping Skills IV AY Honor.png Cold Weather Survival AY Honor.png

Drilling and Marching AY Honor.png Drilling and Marching Advanced AY Honor.png Fire Building AY Honor.png Gold Prospecting AY Honor.png

Hiking AY Honor.png Knot Tying AY Honor.png Orienteering AY Honor.png Outdoor Leadership AY Honor.png

Softball AY Honor.png Wilderness Leadership AY Honor.png Winter Camping AY Honor.png

Vocational

Accounting AY Honor.png Bookkeeping AY Honor.png 100px Computers Advanced AY Honor.png

Internet AY Honor.png Internet Advanced AY Honor.png Printing AY Honor.png Teaching AY Honor.png

Video AY Honor.png

Honors I have Taught

Basic Sewing AY Honor.png Camp Craft AY Honor.png Cooking AY Honor.png First Aid Basic AY Honor.png

Flower Arrangement AY Honor.png Knot Tying AY Honor.png Literature Evangelism AY Honor.png Red Alert AY Honor.png

Stars AY Honor.png Water Science AY Honor.png Teaching AY Honor.png

Then, and Now

I won't bore you with all the details, but I think this degree will be of much more use to me. I've recently returned to the East Coast, and gotten involved in Pathfinders again... and it feels almost like I never left. That to me is one of the most wonderful feelings in the world... to be welcomed back by friends you haven't seen in well over half a decade, and it's like you never left.

One of the things that I'm really looking forward to is sharing my knowledge here on the wiki for other Pathfinders, staff, and Master Guides. I feel that is how I can minister in my own right.

Messages

If you need to contact me with a question or comment, please do so here on the Discussion Section of my User Page, or leave a comment on the Talk page of the Honor or IA class I've been working on. You can check this by looking at my current list of projects here on this page, or checking the edit history of any Honor page. I do try to watch pages I work on frequently.

Important Notes

Basic Rescue[1] , CPR[2], and Red Alert [3] were moved from Outreach to the Health and Science category. They now have a purple background instead of dark blue, though many Pathfinders (including me!) have the older patches from before the change went into affect.

Honors/IA I am currently working on editing

I try to keep this list current