Happy 4th Anniverary to ME!

I can't believe it, but somehow, I've gotten 4 years of postings accomplished. I really need to print this whole blog out so I have a virtual diary to keep for posterity. Soooo much has happened in that time. It is also my 4 month anniversary of working at my current job. 2 more months and I'll have insurance benefits, MyShare bonuses (extra cash from the company every so often) which can amount to hundreds of dollars added to a single paycheck, paid vacation time, etc.
I am currently searching for an apartment, which of course is exciting. I plan to move into a new place in April or May.
Lastly, I've been continuing on the mass I am composing and have gotten work done on a Kyrie.

For some fun, here's one of those music quiz things that I love for some odd reason. I did it 2x in a row, to get a different set of songs.

IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY?" YOU SAY?
"Agnus Dei" by Dufay (Clearly I have a Requiem thing going on lately)
"Did You Hear What the Holy Pilgrims Said?" by Mussorgsky (OK, both times are religious....odd...guess I'd refer someone to God/morality....pretty true)

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?
"The Music of the Night" by Lloyd Webber (Funny, since this is the version of me singing)
"Incline Thine Ear" (HOLY SHIT...this is me singing AGAIN)

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
"Poor, Unfortunate Souls" from the Little Mermaid (Starting to scare me now)
"Laudi alla Vergine Maria" by Rutter (Yup, better praise the Virgin Mary)

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
"Gimme More (Remix)" by Britney Spears/DJ Mikey Bo
"Salve Regina"

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
"Kontakte" by Tenney (Go fig, an electronic piece with no direction or point)
"Die Linde Lufte" (My life's purpose blows)

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
"Another Suitcase in Another Hall" from Evita (I actually LOVE Rice's lyrics, such as "Time and time again I've said that I don't care, that I'm immune to gloom, that I'm hard through and through. But every time it matters all my words desert me so anyone can hurt me, and they do.")
"Heaven on Earth" by Britney (I don't even listen to these songs!)

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
"If You Had My Love" by Jennifer Lopez
"Run On" by Moby

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT OFTEN?
"Appalachian Spring: As at First" by Copland
"Scene 2, Introduction" from Boris Godunov

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
"Sicut cervus"
"Travellers 4: Churchyard Entertainment" by Meredith Monk

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
"Don't Go Knockin' On My Door" by Ms. Spears (REALLY?)
"Feelin' Good" by Pussycat Dolls (Hot)

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
"Physical" by Olivia Newton-John (Actually, it came out when I was born, so...)
"Apocalypse II" by Dockstader

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
"If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)" by Alabama (Hey, it deals with performing)
"Amber Waves" by Tori Amos (Well, I kinda want her career, but Amber Waves is about a porn star)

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
"Longer" by Dan Fogelberg (Fitting if you listen to the whole song)
"How Will I Know" by Whitney Houston (Damn 80's collection)


WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
"O Sole Mio (Oh, Mine Alone)" by Pavarotti (Not shabby)
"Dance Like There's No Tomorrow" by Paula Abdul (Nice)

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
"It's Only Me" by Vertical Horizon (Don't even know this song)
"Bye Bye Butterfly" by Oliveros

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST??
"Agnus Dei" by Barber (Spooky)
"Hit Me with Your Best Shot" by Pat Benatar

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR?
"I Like to Think of Harriet Tubman" by Wolff (Actually a very creepy piece of music)
"Lamentations" from Mass for 4 voices by Tallis

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
"Una Noche Mas (One More Night)" by J Lo
"The Circus Band" by Ives

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
"How Old Was the Murdered Tsarevich?" from Mussorgsky's opera "Boris Godunov" (Actually, I could kill a few of them....)
"Save Your Heart for Me" by Gary Lewis

WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
"Episode 9, Addiction" from the Meditation Podcast (The Internet is a bit of an addiction, so...)
"I Am Made of You" by Ricky Martin (Ah, that's for you guys)