Wow. I haven't done a Friday Five in ages.
- Would you say that you're good at keeping in touch with people? Unfortunately no. I'm soso good. I seem to be good for a bit, then bad, then good, then bad. I really do need to work on it. But luckily at least a good chunk of my friends seem to be as flaky as me.
- Which communication method do you usually prefer/use: e-mail, telephone, snail mail, blog comments, or meeting in person? Why? In general, it's a case by case thing. I like email a lot. Probably because it fits me being flaky now and then. But if I need to talk to someone right away phone is probably my best. I used to be the kind of person who could sit on the phone for hours and hours and hours every day.
- Do you have an instant messenger program? How many? Why/why not? How often do you use it? Yes indeed. I have accounts with most of the major systems. Since I have way too many friends who will only use one specific system, and with each person it's something different. And I'm always on IM. I won't always respond to everyone, but I'm always on it.
- Do most of your close friends live nearby or far away? These days I'd say more live nearby. Though I do have a lot of friends who live far away. I think part of it comes from having been online so long.
- Are you an "out of sight, out of mind" person, or do you believe that "distance makes the heart grow fonder?" Somewhere in between.
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