  the friday five 1. Would you say that you're good at keeping in touch with people? So so...I keep in touch with the people that are most important to me...close friends and family. For the other people in my life, I keep in touch with them when I can...when I have a free minute or something.
They all understand my priorities though and none of them get toooo cranky when I don't write them. Besides, by now they all know I have a blog and can read up on me here. 2. Which communication method do you usually prefer/use: e-mail, telephone, snail mail, blog comments, or meeting in person? Why? Hmmmmmm...I would have to say e-mail or blog comments...why? Because that way I'm in control of the conversation. If I run out of things to say in an email or a blog, I can just end it and send it...if I'm on the phone or in person, I have to sit there and wait for the other person to finish and get bored before I can get out of the conversation.
As for snail mail...I like doing that too, but only if I can type out my letter...I haven't hand written a whole lot since HS, so my hands cramp up a lot if I have to write too much...I prefer typing. 3. Do you have an instant messenger program? How many? Why/why not? How often do you use it? OHHHH YES, I have just about every kind. I have AOL IM, YAHOO Messenger, MSN Messenger and ICQ...plus my tagboard on my blog and the comment system.
I don't know if the last two count, but I think they would qualify. I have so many different chat programs because I like to keep in touch with family and friends. My newest chat program is YAHOO, I got that because my family sent me a webcam and they used YAHOO for their webcams and so I installed it as well so we can chat like that.
Deane got me hooked on AOL IM...and as for ICQ...I never use it, but I have it and it's a special program for me, seeing as how I met Deane through ICQ...I'm not sure why we have MSN...probably because we both have Hotmail accounts or something...but I can't remember why we installed it. 4. Do most of your close friends live nearby or far away? Most of them live far away...although Deane is one of my best friends :-) I'm not originally from Southern California, so my friends are mostly back in my home state of Washington...I miss them *frown* Although I am making some new friends at my new job, I doubt any of them will ever take the place of my dear friends back home. 5. Are you an "out of sight, out of mind" person, or do you believe that "distance makes the heart grow fonder"?
I believe in "distance makes the heart grow fonder" ... I'm a true believer in "You won't miss it til it's gone"...I think I took my friends and family for granted ... until I moved away from their support and love...and now that I'm away from them, I miss them more than I ever did when I lived there...plus I really think about them a lot and appreciate the times that we did have together...no matter what was going on...atleast I had friends I could count on and the support of a great family. 
