tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57503282011-07-02T03:41:30.517-04:00Via Chicago"I wrote my name on the back of a leaf and I watched it float away."Emperor Sipsnoreply@blogger.comBlogger321100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750328.post-1093818232361240622004-08-29T18:21:00.000-04:002004-08-29T18:23:52.360-04:00This blog will still be updated occasionally, but I'm mostly switching to LJ. Username: thewilcoboy. Hope to see everyone (all three of you, or however small a multitude actually reads this blog) there. Emperor Sipsnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750328.post-1092794384087979862004-08-17T21:56:00.000-04:002004-08-17T21:59:44.086-04:00Okay, so the comments DO work. Kudos, the kind with M&M's, to CB for noting this. Hm. Here's something to comment on. Describe Kurt Ferrari in 10 words or fewer. Tough one, huh? Emperor Sipsnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750328.post-109270724557402642004-08-16T21:43:00.000-04:002004-08-16T21:47:25.573-04:00And of course the comments still don't work. Well, we'll live without them, gang. To add substance to this post, here's some poetry from "Grim Fandango" I'd like to share. It shone, pale as bone, as I stood there alone, and I thought to myself how the moon that night cast its light on my heart's true delight, and the reef where her body was strewn. Emperor Sipsnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750328.post-1091572997741443822004-08-03T18:29:00.000-04:002004-08-03T18:43:17.743-04:00Hello all, sorry I haven't posted in ages... People always ask me, "Matt, what's it like working a prestigious, high-power internship at Children's with clinical chemists?" Well, they ask that sometimes. It's aiiiight, I suppose. The project turned out some numbers that I hope will be useful to clinicians as they diagnose pedatric illness. Keep your eyes on Clinica Chimica Acta for "CortisolEmperor Sipsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750328.post-1088302415998869262004-06-26T22:11:00.000-04:002004-06-26T22:13:35.996-04:00And now, some original poetry. Not the deep kind, I'm afraid. There once was a young boy from Downey Who often times acted real clowny. When he stepped in some stuff, and it felt really rough, he saw that it wasn't a brownie. Emperor Sipsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750328.post-1081451306096579442004-04-08T15:08:00.000-04:002004-04-08T15:11:11.403-04:00Diaries of a College Visitor Parts II, III, and IV: Northwestern / Wash U - St. Louis / Columbia Northwestern is located on a scenic knoll just north of Chicago in Evanston, IL. I went to a piano concert at NU's Pick-Staiger concert hall, and completed the requisite interview/info session/tour. Honestly, I wasn't particularly struck by Northwestern...but I did see PAUL PORTO on the tour. I'm Emperor Sipsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750328.post-1080955460674590862004-04-02T20:24:00.000-05:002004-04-02T20:26:59.983-05:00Diaries of a College Visitor Part I: Johns Hopkins Drove up to Baltimore Thursday evening, in miserable traffic the whole way, to the campus of the Johns Hopkins University. Call it the "John Hopkins University" and they'll gank you. It's "Johns". I spent the night in the dorm room of Cedric Chan (and his roommates Rob and Karthik. "Karthik" sounded a lot like "Carthage". I think AP Latin Emperor Sipsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750328.post-1079318620647025592004-03-14T21:43:00.000-05:002004-03-14T21:46:00.780-05:00Sheesh. I haven't posted in a month? I've been feeling busy, but not THAT busy. Oh well. Now to catch up on a month's worth of stuff... Happy birthday to me. At last, I've reached the venerable age of seventeen, or "septendecim" if you happen to be Agrippina or FLAVIACLC. (Don't ask.) I received, to my delight, seasons 6 & 7 of Star Trek: The Next Generation in handsome collectible box Emperor Sipsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750328.post-1076464166513332862004-02-10T20:49:00.000-05:002004-02-10T20:51:13.466-05:00District Band Report - 2004 Well, we proceeded on Saturday...to the chagrin of those of us without bowties or musical talent. The concert programme (dig the French spelling!) was as follows: Flores de Espana - even though it has a first strain, second strain, trio, dogfight and last strain, it's not a march. It's a paso doble! Symphonic Suite (Intrada, Chorale, March) - just lovely. We had Emperor Sipsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750328.post-1076077407606786062004-02-06T09:23:00.000-05:002004-02-06T09:28:37.310-05:00School's out. AGAIN. This time, it has taken the District Band rehearsal with it in its wake. That's OK, I guess, because the guest conductor was a BIG MEAN GUY who kept asking the poor first flute girl to demonstrate stuff and who gave no breaks. Oh well. We'll attempt to go through with the concert tomorrow, even though we've only played through 1.5 pieces so far. SAT results are in. I Emperor Sipsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750328.post-1074994653430923122004-01-24T20:37:00.000-05:002004-01-24T20:41:31.373-05:00THE SAT!!!!!!!!!!! Sheesh. And I thought having your entire future riding on a 4-digit number was bad enough. Try sitting in the same desk for 4 hours, with only 6 minutes in total breaks, watching two women you don't know smile at you while you try to guess the meanings of words so esoteric that they don't make Cut Throat. But I think I did all right on the math section: every single problemEmperor Sipsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750328.post-1074387654107253562004-01-17T20:00:00.000-05:002004-01-17T20:02:17.733-05:00So much to post on...where to start? Got into the Chemical Analysis Laboratory. Everyone in there with me (Scott Perry, Tom, Nicholas "Chicken" Stroup) has expressed disappointment at this...apparently they don't like me. Oh well. I don't like me either, but I've learned to live with it. Plus, ask Amy Koenig or Mina Shaghaghi, I am a RIOT in chemistry labs. Must be the acid fumes... Emperor Sipsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750328.post-1073530449690986072004-01-07T21:54:00.000-05:002004-01-07T21:55:22.780-05:00There's nothing wrong with a grey hair or two, dammit. So Strucky comes over and examines my head during group-work time, and then announces delightedly that I have two grey hairs. I of course rejoindered with the all-too-obvious "Well, you don't have any hair, chrome-dome," but I got to thinking: Who in the heck cares? I'm at the positively fecund (cut throat!!) age of 16 3/4, so I doubt I'm Emperor Sipsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750328.post-1073358612592914462004-01-05T22:10:00.000-05:002004-01-05T22:11:24.280-05:00New Year's Resolutions. They're hard to keep, but fun to make. NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS 1) Get a calculus grade that doesn't have an 8 in the tens place, for pete's sake. Math has always been my worst subject - but good Lord, I know I'm better than this... 2) Do well on the SAT...coming up in 19 days. How delightful it is to have one's entire existence reduced to the microcosm of a 4-digit Emperor Sipsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750328.post-1073084857078537602004-01-02T18:07:00.000-05:002004-01-02T18:27:51.920-05:00So now it's time for everybody to wax poetic about the exploits they had at Vicky's New Year's party, and I'm no different, I suppose...the highlights included some high-stakes Texas Hold-'em (f.u., Kenny!) and some absolutely fabulous buffalo nuggets (they'll take hair OFF your chest.) Everyone involved in planning did a great job - and even Andy was coaxed into attending via a group phone callEmperor Sipsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750328.post-1072827220241257752003-12-30T18:33:00.000-05:002003-12-30T18:34:45.530-05:00What would you think if I told you about a boy who drives 45 minutes to a movie theater 27 miles from his house, when there's a similar theater 2 miles from said house? The correct answer is "His girlfriend must live in Loudoun County." Yes, I took Erin to see "Cheaper by the Dozen," a heart-warming family film that completely rips to shreds one's concept of what qualifies as "PG." There's Emperor Sipsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750328.post-1072560457264780892003-12-27T16:27:00.000-05:002003-12-27T16:28:39.590-05:00Ah, Christmastime...a time of togetherness, of love and charity, of peace and goodwill... and NASH!!!!!!!!!! My Grandma (God bless her) gifted me this holiday season with the James Bond DVD Collection, Volume 2, which contains "From Russia With Love," with NASH!!!! I scrutinized the character over the course of this extremely good movie, and I decided that, being as he works for SPECTRE, whoseEmperor Sipsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750328.post-1071890166905224392003-12-19T22:16:00.000-05:002003-12-19T22:17:01.780-05:00This blog is dedicated this week to my grandfather John Allyn Waring, who died December 7, 2003. The memorial service was very moving. In accordance with Grandpa's last wish, I performed "Taps" on the trombone... which meant I had to meet 87,000 incredibly strange and malodorous individuals who thought I "played beautifully." I was glad to do my part to give Grandpa the sendoff he'd always Emperor Sipsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750328.post-1071373194840815872003-12-13T22:39:00.000-05:002003-12-13T22:40:43.403-05:00The 5th annual St. John's Lutheran Church English Christmas Festival was a total success. Ask the DeSotos, who were there in force watching me make a fool of myself in my jazz band uniform singing a song with five adults, none of whom despite their advanced years sing as well as I do. (And I'm terrible, so that gives you an idea how far they've fallen...) GAH!!!! The physics test!!! (RememberEmperor Sipsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750328.post-1071024063423491552003-12-09T21:41:00.000-05:002003-12-09T21:41:48.000-05:00Oh, man...1850s PowerPoints... Gave 1850s Powerpoint with KHawk, Erin Sr, Plasker, MC, Ben, Shiny, and Martha Brucato on Compromises. Had the Kansas-Nebraska Act. Might have accidentally called Republicans "oil-hungry warmongers." I'm sure that would go over great with Dr. Kobrin, but saying stuff like that in StruckyWorld III: Return to the Crypt is a good way to get ganked. I absolutely Emperor Sipsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750328.post-1070034062123803462003-11-28T10:41:00.000-05:002003-11-28T10:41:35.576-05:00So everyone wants me to put comments on this blog. Sounds good to me, but I don't know how, so somebody tell me how to turn them on. "The Ablative Absolute" was a dumb name. So I changed it. Again. This time, it stays. I don't want a single comment (when they get turned on) about the quality of the name "Via Chicago." That's the name of a WILCO song and it has a special symbolism and Emperor Sipsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750328.post-1069813508210645442003-11-25T21:25:00.000-05:002003-11-25T21:40:23.356-05:00Made presentation on TRANSCENDENTALISM today. Was Captain Picard. Got COOL COMMBADGE from MC McGillvray. Only made Strucky's eyebrows go up a coupla times. Please, nobody ask me to perform my Veggie Tales impersonation - I don't think I'll ever be able to do it again. The Colonel was excellent during 5th. F=ma and by god, we need more rocks like that to cling to these days. He posed for Emperor Sipsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750328.post-1069712815114322182003-11-24T17:26:00.000-05:002003-11-24T17:27:24.983-05:00Michigan 35, Ohio State 21 BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOYAH! Another successful season comes to a close with a good, old-fashioned SPANKING of our mortal enemies. Just ask Robert Gerth or Erin Shannahan and they'll tell you how embarassing it is that they were PWNED by the sons of the Mitten State. Rose Bowl, here we come. GO BLUE!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hope everyone got to see the one axe...they were Emperor Sipsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750328.post-1069199814144965922003-11-18T18:56:00.000-05:002003-11-18T18:57:17.640-05:00I did it in 4 seconds.I deserved an A++!!Take the How Dexterous Are You? Quiz!! Well, that was fun. And easy. Got back history essay - why oh why do I always get a *bleep*ing 6??? I think Strucky's still mad because I haven't turned in my GWIM book...never mind that that's impossible because it was stolen by brigands. Even Tinkerbell believes me; she wrote it in red chalk on the blackboard.Emperor Sipsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750328.post-1069021144131194232003-11-16T17:19:00.000-05:002003-11-16T17:19:26.186-05:00Here's a new format I've decided to try. Tell me if you like it, whoever reads this. 10 Things on my Mind 10) Finally got "Matrix:Reloaded" on DVD. I'm a very smart person (or so my mother tells me) and I still don't really get it. Oh well. 9) After watching aforementioned, decided to name first child "Link." 8) #8 goes out to my bud Andy, whose Sadies date was struck down by a fever. Emperor Sipsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750328.post-1068165532537389922003-11-06T19:38:00.000-05:002003-11-06T19:38:50.403-05:00Forget about plain old complaining. I've decided the best use of this blog is to show a little solidarity with my girlfriend on this one. I totally agree with everything you'll find posted on the top of her blog - here's my little addendum. To those who support the idea of leaving happy people alone: Thank you. I hope, whoever you are, that you're happy too. You guys are beautiful. To thoseEmperor Sipsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750328.post-1067808166502775272003-11-02T16:22:00.000-05:002003-11-02T16:22:45.213-05:00Everyone's been waiting anxiously to hear Matt's cleverly worded response to the chicas' invidious (cutthroat word!) musical attack upon poor Erin. Thankfully, no such response is necessary, because the "tribute" was poorly executed, and because Erin PWNED them!! Ah, New York City. The city that never sleeps, where enchantment waits behind every door. The TJMC trip was excellent, with the Emperor Sipsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750328.post-1066694343987165922003-10-20T19:59:00.000-04:002003-10-20T19:59:03.316-04:00So I've been hearing some mighty nasty rumors about Amanda Davis' plot to embarass me on the NY bus, or at least, as she puts it, "piss you off! you're so easy to piss off!" Futhermore and rather more disturbingly, I hear that my lovely Erin, rather than myself, is the target. Although mere words can't express my dissapointment at learning of this, I'm going to go to them anyway...here are Emperor Sipsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750328.post-1066057530014060672003-10-13T11:05:00.000-04:002003-10-13T11:05:30.113-04:00free enneagram test This is probably a mistake, because I know Andy will use this to analyze me out the wazoo, but I couldn't resist. I want HTML pictures in my blog like everyone else.Emperor Sipsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750328.post-1065382133766447602003-10-05T15:28:00.000-04:002003-10-05T15:28:53.483-04:00...We interrupt your regularly scheduled programming for this special bulletin... So I went to HC with that cutie I wrote about last time, and I must say it was absolutely fantastic. What can you say about a girl who doesn't get down even when 60% of the flowers fall off her corsage? (Swine florist! Your head is mine!!!!) A very good dancer too - good enough to make up for my "terminal Emperor Sipsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750328.post-1064104609464238062003-09-20T20:36:00.000-04:002003-09-20T20:36:49.096-04:00OK, Michigan just lost to Oregon, so college football season is over. That's it! No more college football! Everything else is A-OK in Sip's world (lost power for a day thanks to Isabel...argh!), except for a major overdose of homework, thanks especially to John "Essay-Man" Struck and John "Hello!" Dell. But hey, it's Sips we're talkin' bout here, and I'm all over it. Lookin' forward to Emperor Sipsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750328.post-1062332850319561102003-08-31T08:27:00.000-04:002003-08-31T08:27:30.320-04:00Welcome to Sippy's Blog-o-Death, campers! Prepare for some bad craziness! So I figured I'd kick it off with the obligatory "funny thing that happened to me recently." I had scheduled a trombone lesson with my private instructor for Saturday, 11 AM. We decided, however, that we wanted to visit Grammy in Baltimore that day, so we wanted to make it earlier. My mom called him back and left a Emperor Sipsnoreply@blogger.com0