Friday 5 for May 15: Shifting sands

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Sorry for getting these up late. Friday totally snuck up on me. It’s weird how time seems to be going quickly and also slowly these days.

  1. When did you last feel sand between your toes?
  2. When did you last have a sandwich?
  3. What kinds of sandals do you own?
  4. How trustworthy has the Sandman been these days?
  5. What do you know about San Diego?

Thanks for participating, and have a wonderful, safe weekend!

Friday 5 for May 8: Getting it back together

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  1. What instrument in an orchestra would you least like to play professionally?
  2. How long would it take you to find a rubber band wherever you are now?
  3. In your area, what’s the name of a local band you like?
  4. How good was your high school band?
  5. Of bands whose names are listed like Joan Jett and the Blackhearts or Neil Young and Crazy Horse, who’s got the best name?

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Friday 5 for May 1: The most convenient definitions

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Questions taken verbatim from a certain favorite movie.

  1. So — so on Monday, what happens?
  2. What was that ruckus?
  3. What do you know about trigonometry?
  4. Vodka? When do you drink vodka?
  5. How’d you like to go fishing this weekend?

Thank you so much for participating, and have a demented and sad — but social! — weekend!* Please stay safe, and if you’re having trouble connecting with people these days, please reach out. I’ll text/IM/DM with you until the madness goes away, if ever.

My FB and Twitter info are at the end of this post (IG I.D. is same as Twitter). I’ll give you my phone number too, if you want to text. You don’t have to go through this alone.

* just maintain your distance!

Friday 5 for April 24: Come on in and cover me

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  1. What are you using for a face covering when you venture out?
  2. What’s a recent cover you like of a song you already liked?
  3. How good are you at keeping track of food storage container lids?
  4. When did you last cover for someone?
  5. In your residence, what has a special cover?

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Friday 5 for April 17: Silver

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  1. What was the last thing you purchased second-hand?
  2. What’s a dish you cannot resist a second helping of?
  3. How many seconds can you go right now without blinking?
  4. Whose second album is much better than their debut album?
  5. What’s something for which you were runner-up?

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Friday 5 for April 10: Excitement in the domicile

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  1. In what way have you recently been naughty?
  2. What’s the closest you’ve been to death-defying these past few weeks?
  3. What temptations have you recently resisted?
  4. What’s something you wish you didn’t recently see?
  5. What behavior from others are you excusing nowadays?

Thanks for participating, and have a thrilling weekend! Happy Easter if you celebrate it, and…whatever the appropriate Passover wishes are, if you commemorate that.

Please stay safe, and please: if you’re going through this stuff alone and would like to chat, I’m right here. I hope you’ll reach out for DMs, IMs, or texts.

Friday 5 for April 3: AKA March 73rd

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  1. What did you have too much of this week?
  2. What did you have not enough of this week?
  3. What did you have in just the right amount or number?
  4. What’s better today than it was a week ago?
  5. When they make a movie about last month, what would be a good song for the soundtrack?

Thanks for participating, and have a safe day. If you feel you’re going through this alone, please reach out and I’ll be happy to chat. My contact info is in last week’s post.

Friday 5 for March 27: Final Frontier

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  1. What would you do with more physical storage space?
  2. What would you do with more living space?
  3. Would you rather have more kitchen counter space or kitchen cabinet space?
  4. What would you do with a larger bedroom?
  5. What’s taking up too much space in your brain lately?

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Friday 5 for March 20: Healthy sequestration?

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  1. In the next seven days, what’s something you’ll do for your mental health?
  2. In the next seven days, what’s something you’ll do to feel connected?
  3. In the next seven days, what’s something you’ll do to relax?
  4. In the next seven days, what’s something you’ll do to make yourself laugh?
  5. In the next seven days, what’s something you’ll do to flex your creativity?

Thanks for participating, and have a safe weekend! If you’re sheltering at home and want someone to connect with, please friend me on FB or add me on Twitter, and I’ll be happy to chat online (IMs or DMs only — no phone calls or video chats). Nobody should go through this alone. If I don’t know you by name, please tell me who you are on FB messenger or @ me on Twitter — I don’t add just anyone! 🙂

Friday 5 for March 13: Social Distancing

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  1. In what ways have recent events altered your everyday life or your plans?
  2. Where’s a good place to dine out if you want to practice comfortable social distancing?
  3. How’s your mood lately?
  4. If you’re forced to isolate at home for a couple of weeks, what would be your primary source of entertainment?
  5. How do you think you’d be able to handle two weeks of isolation at home, assuming whoever you live with (if anyone) would do the same?

Thanks for participating, and have a safe weekend!