The Trevor Compendium

SDA 2006 Golf tournament

trev555555@hotmail.com (Trevor) — 2006-10-25T18:40:00-05:00

Here are the pics for the Annual SDA Golf Tournament. We had some winners, and some not-so-winners, but everyone had a great time. I was the beer-cart driver guy, along with greg, and it was almost more fun than playing. I forget who the winners are, but if you guys look at this, post your names for the world to see.

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Vegas baby

trev555555@hotmail.com (Trevor) — 2006-10-25T18:39:00-05:00

Check out our trip to vegas. It was for the ADA Annual Session. Pretty crazy event. We had a blast, and I won some money playing good ol' poker, and I barely took any pictures, but you can use your imagination to fill in the blanks, and this run on sentance will end... now.

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First Annual MSDA Senior Farewell Formal

trev555555@hotmail.com (Trevor) — 2006-05-15T16:10:00-05:00

These pictures are from our "Dental Dance" (as some people affectionately call it). No pictures of me dancing (thank god) but there are a few pictures of me making a speech and giving out prizes and pictures of other people dancing. Feel free to leave a comment!

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ASDA Trip to Pittsburgh

trev555555@hotmail.com (Trevor) — 2006-05-15T16:07:00-05:00

Sorry, haven't written or posted photos in just about forever. These pictures are from an ASDA trip to Pittsburgh in February (I think). We went to the ASDA regional meeting and stayed in some super swanky hotel. ASDA stands for the American Student Dental Association. I am my school's ASDA Legislative Liaison. This means I was in charge of organizing our political lobbying efforts. I'll have some pictures later of when we went to annapolis and DC to lobby.

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New Dental School

trev555555@hotmail.com (Trevor) — 2006-01-25T23:03:00-05:00

Here is some pictures taken while I gave a bunch of ASDA members tours of the new dental school. The school is set to open later this summer. It is really beautiful inside, and we are extremely excited about getting started in there.

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Halloween TwoKayFive

trev555555@hotmail.com (Trevor) — 2005-12-11T23:29:00-05:00

Sorry these are late, but I'm ultra lazy. Heres a bunch of halloween pics. I'm Rafael Palmiero. Enjoy!

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novelty night out 2

trev555555@hotmail.com (Trevor) — 2005-10-08T13:52:00-05:00

some pics of us hanging out at McGerks, I think.

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football 10/1/05

trev555555@hotmail.com (Trevor) — 2005-10-06T21:15:00-05:00

heres more football photos of pregaming and postgaming... enjoy!

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football

trev555555@hotmail.com (Trevor) — 2005-09-27T21:16:00-05:00

Here's some pics of our football team (Stage 5 Clingers) warming up before our second game, and some pictures of us bar-b-queing and flip-cup-playing after the game.

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golf and wedding

trev555555@hotmail.com (Trevor) — 2005-09-05T12:54:00-05:00

So, I haven't posted in just about forever... sorry bout that! I'll start posting again... I'll do a little update just so you know whats going on in my life. But, to tide you over till I do that, here's some pictures. Enjoy.

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golfing for dumbasses

trev555555@hotmail.com (Trevor) — 2005-07-24T18:42:00-05:00

Today I went golfing at a real course for the first time. Here's a brief synopsis of my golfing history: I bought clubs about 2 months ago. I've been to the driving range a few times. And now, today, i went to an actual course. For all you non-golfers out there let me tell you, golf is freakin' sweet! There is no feeling quite like getting that perfect hit and watching your ball sail perfectly straight through the air and land exactly where you wanted about 200 yards away (hopefully that number will go up soon). All you golfers know what I'm talkin about. So here's the course we went to. It wasn't one of those classy joints where you have to wear goofy pants and debate the innapropriate manner in which your personal chef prepared your eggs-benidict over afternoon tea with the chaps. Rather, it was a nice relaxed nine-whole course. Perfect for a first-timer. On the first hole (a par 3) it took me 11 stokes to get the ball in. On the second hole I knocked that number down to 6. Then 5 on the third hole. I'd say overall I did good considering it was my first time out. I didn't get the ball in one sand trap, didn't get the ball in any water hazards and only lost one ball in the woods. I am completely addicted though, and can't wait to go out and play again. So, any of ya'll out there in internet-land looking for another person for your foursome let me know, cuz I'll definately play.

Boards

trev555555@hotmail.com (Trevor) — 2005-07-11T17:28:00-05:00

Today was the big day. I took part 1 of the national dental board exam! (part 2 is after senior year... yep I getta do this all over again) This exam was an 8 hour long ordeal, with 400 questions covering biochem, anatomy, physiology, microbiology, immunology, histology, neurology, pathology, dental anatomy, occlusion, etc etc etc. It might surprise you, but dentist have to know a whole lot more about the human body than most people realize. After comparing what I was studying and what med students were studying for their part 1 boards, I'd say dental students have to know just about as much after our second year. Additionally, we have to master the anatomy and functionality of the oral cavity. No offense to the physicians, as they definately know all the body stuff better than we do, but I think people in the world need to realize that we dentists are expected to know alot more than "just" teeth, and we absolutely deserve the title "Dr." So, after weeks of ultra-intense 10 hour a day study sessions and copious amounts of stress and strife I am finally done! I am extremely happy and relieved to be finished with that horrible horrible exam. So now I have one day off and then on Wendsday I start in the clinic treating real live actual patients. Phew... ok, I'm gonna go relax.

funnnn 'e'

trev555555@hotmail.com (Trevor) — 2005-07-08T21:22:00-05:00

Some of you may know that a long time ago I came across this awsome, totally sweet webpage about ninjas. Well, I'm sitting here studying for my boards (which are on monday, by the way) and I came across another totally sweet webpage. You will only like this one if you really enjoy stupid humor and if you really appreciate Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes. I warned you... so now go look at it.

trivia

trev555555@hotmail.com (Trevor) — 2005-07-04T15:19:00-05:00

Happy 4th o' July. Here is a little Independance Day trivia for ya. Only two people who signed the Decleration of Independence subsequently became president. They were John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. Amazingly, both Adams and Jefferson died on the same same exact day. That day was July 4th, 1826. In one of the most incredible occurances in US history they both died on the 50th anniversary of the original Independence Day. John Adams last words were "Thomas Jefferson still survives." Ironically, he was incorrect, as Jefferson had passed away several hours earlier. If you wanna learn more about this, and other facts of the era, I strongly recomend reading either 1776 or John Adams both by David McCullough.

me and the prez

trev555555@hotmail.com (Trevor) — 2005-06-24T11:37:00-05:00

Check this out: there is a picture of me trying to shake the president's hand on the white house webpage. I'm in the upper right and you can see my arm (the one without long sleeves) sticking out to shake the president's hand... pretty cool, eh?

Bushes have 'squirrely' tails

trev555555@hotmail.com (Trevor) — 2005-06-23T16:14:00-05:00

WARNING: this is the longest blog entry EVER! Read at your own risk. If your eyes become tired please take a break. Thank you.

Well, I just saw the President, and some of you are going to be infuriated or dissapointed, or perhaps happy and overjoyed, but I felt he did an amazing job. He spoke eloquently and clearly, and came across as very intelligent. Additionally, he was extremely funny. He had the audiance laughing out loud ("LOL"ing for those in know) several times. Its quite a different thing to see the man in person as opposed to the media created version.

I'll tell you exactly how the morning went. I woke up at about 6:15, looked at the clock and went back to sleep. Then I woke up at 6:30. I got dressed and all. I figured dressing with a nice shirt and slacks would be more than adequate. I was wrong, everyone in the place was wearing a suit except for me and like 3 other people. So, I drove down there with plenty of time to spare, or so I thought. It took me a good 25 minutes to get from baltimore to the DC beltway. Then, to get from 95 to university blvd on the beltway (a total of 2 exits and maybe 3 miles) took a whopping half-hour. I hate the beltway. So I pull into the parking lot and a guy in a suit with a thing that said RNC around his neck and a guy that definately looked like a secret service agent told me I couldnt park there, and they directed me to park at some school that was far away, and then take a shuttle in. I thought to myself, "F-that." So I drove one street down and parked in a neighberhood and walked 5 minutes to the school. Then I was stopped by more secret service looking agents and I told them I had a ticket waiting for me. They looked at me like I was lying, perhaps because I wasn't wearing a suit like every other person there. I was lucky cuz the people who were supposed to give me the ticket were standing right there, so I got it from them, and got by the first round of security. Then I came to some desk where I had to show them my ticket and they scrutinized my drivers liscence and then let me by. Security round two passed. Then I came to a metal detector. After emptying out my pockets of their metallic contents I went throught the metal detector. The security guards went as far as to open up my cell phone and the battery pack of my camera to check inside. They really are not messing around with security for the president. I guess it is understandable. That was security round 3. Next, as I walked through the school to the auditorium, I had not one, not two, but three more people ask to see my ticket. What, do I have a beard and a turban or something? finally I came to the auditorium, showed my ticket to one last person and found a seat.

I sat about 7 rows back. It was a pretty small auditorium, and sat maybe 150-200 people. There was also, not surprisingly, an extremely diverse collection of young people sitting on the stage behind where the president was going to be. In the back and the side of the auditorium was a collection of cameras, cameramen and other assorted press. So then, having found a good seat I waited.... and waited... and waited.... It was ok cuz I had my dental decks to study, and I could listen to people with their republican banter. It seemed like everyone there was a congressional intern or a hardcore college republican. I think this is the major flaw in Bush's speaking tour. He is preaching to the converted. Everyone there probably worships the ground he walks on, and if he told them that they were all getting shipped off to Iraq to polish soldiers shoes they would've cheered and shrieked with joy. Bush did an excellent job presenting his viewpoint, and if there were more democrats in the audience his time would have been much better spent.

So, after I waited a good 45 minutes the sound guy came out and checked the sound and then a bunch of secret service agents started going around the audience. A secret service agent came to a girl sitting behind me who had a pile of papers in her lap. He asked to see her papers. I believe there was some anti-bush things written on the papers and the agent very politely asked the girl if he could keep the papers until after the speech. She obliged. Note: he did not force her to hand over the papers, nor did he demand them. He was cordial and clearly stated he would give the papers back after the speech. I think it is understandable, because the agents do not want to deal with some sort of crazy scene.

After a few more minutes they announced Ben Stein, and he came onto the stage. Then they said "Please welcome the President of the United States" and President Bush walked in to a standing ovation and hearty applause. He sat down and told the audience to sit. He began his prepared speech. I'm sure he's given the speech many times, but this is where he started to impress me. He spoke eloquently, and had perfect tone and clarity in his voice. Throughout the whole morning he utilized self-depreciating humor in an extremely effective manner. He was, for lack of a better way of saying it, very very funny. After his prepared speech he began the dialogue with the other people on the stage with him. If you look in the pictures you may be able to tell that there are 4 other people on the stage with him. The panel members were Ben Stein, some chick from reisterstown who is a financial analyst, a 23 year old who just got his first job, and a 22 year old who started a college organization promoting change in social security. Bush spent a few minutes talking to each panel member. This is where Bush really shined. His responses to their statements, although clearly not rehearsed, hit all the points that I wanted him to focus on. Before the speech I was for changing social security, but now after hearing Bush, he convinced me not only do changes need to be made, but also his plan is the best plan for making these changes as far as people my age are concerned.

Some points Bush (or the other members of the panel) made that I felt were good:

Over the last hundred years, if you take any continuous 20 year segment, and look at the percent interest gained on an investment in the S&P 500 over the 20 years, the LEAST percent of interest gained during ANY 20 year period is a whopping 8%. Compare this to the 1.2% interest gained in social security over the same period of time. That will add up to alot of money for ANYONE.
The government will place some basic restrictions on what types of stocks and bonds you can purchase with your personal account. This will keep people from betting all their money on riskier options. Bush actually said "you can't take your money and bet it at the racetrack." Well, there goes my sports betting idea.
Today's elderly people will be guarenteed that they will receive all of their social security money. Thus, they have no reason not to support personal accounts, unless of course they hate their grandkids.
Under the current system, if your spouse dies before retirement age, when you reach retirement age you get to chose to either get your social security allowances OR your spouses, but not both. The other persons money that they worked hard for is poof... gone. Under Bush's plan your personal account can be inherited by a spouse.
The main focus of the personal accounts is to help young people. Everyone agrees that the social security system will run out of money sooner or later. Assuming that social security no longer exists, or is greatly reduced by the time that I grow up, then these personal accounts will be my own private source of money the government cannot take away.

There were other points made, that I forget right now, but maybe I'll think of them later. Feel free to debate/attack/slander me about what I've said. I think a little debate is healthy and fun.

So, after Bush and panelists finished, Bush went around and started shaking people's hands. I tried to get up close to the stage, but there was a mad rush and I was about three thickensses of people back. I took a picture of Bush up close and personal, and then stuck my hand out to try and shake his. He shook some peoples' hands around me, but alas, my hand got skipped. Thats alright though, as it was pretty thrilling to be that close to the most important man in the world. So after he finished, I went to downtown silverspring (the new hoppin' place!) and hung out at borders and studied. And then I had chipotle with some friends. Mmmmm.... 'potle. And that was that.

To sum up my experience, Bush really impressed me with his Presidential attitude, his intelligence and his humor. I am convinced that his social security plan is the best one out there as of now. And before all you people start attacking me, this is one of few issues that I agree with Bush on. I don't think there is anything wrong with having some views of both parties. In this day in age am I allowed to be pro-choice but anti-affirmative action? Can I be anti-guns but pro-social security reform? Do I have to be 100% left or 100% right? If I had to rank myself right now, I'd say I was 65% left leaning. But who knows what'll happen in the future... the see-saw could tip either way depending on what happens in the world. There I made my political manifesto and if you are reading this then that means you read this entire blog entry. Mucho props to you! I really should stop writting and go study now though.

bush

trev555555@hotmail.com (Trevor) — 2005-06-23T16:12:00-05:00

Here's the President Bush pictures. Sorry if some are blurry, but I was having trouble focusing my camera in the lighting they had there.

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Squirrels have 'bush'y tails

trev555555@hotmail.com (Trevor) — 2005-06-21T22:18:00-05:00

So, I have some powerful connections and I scored a ticket to see George Bush speak this Thursday, the 23rd of June at Montgomery Blair Highschool in Silver Spring. It is one of those "town hall meetings," which means that there is a chance (albiet extremely small) that I could ask the President a question. The topic of the meeting is "young people and social security." I was trying to think of an intelligent, honest, unbiased, fair question to ask, but I could come up with nothing. Do any of you have any ideas? If you come up with a question, and I actually get the opportunity to ask the President the question, then you will win a prize. (note: prize value does not exceed $1.00).

Cruisin' 2k5

trev555555@hotmail.com (Trevor) — 2005-06-13T14:37:00-05:00

Back in the day, people used to make their vacation photos into boring slide shows. Well, now, in the modern era, we have the slide show of tomorow... today! Yep, here's the moment you all have been waiting for. Here is the official photos of our trip on the Norwegian Dawn! Feel free to add captions as long as they are funny/cute. Enjoy!!!!

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cruisin'

trev555555@hotmail.com (Trevor) — 2005-06-04T11:04:00-05:00

Just wanted to let ya'll know that I am leaving today (saturday june 4th) for a cruise! We are leaving from New York City and going to port canaveral, miami, something cay, and nassau bahamas. I'm pretty excited, but unfotunately for all ya'll out there I will not be posting till I get back next sunday. Enjoy your week!