1. do you like talking on the phone? why or why not? it's not my favorite activity... i'd prefer face to face. i feel like talking on the phone is usually a distraction from something i should be doing (but, hell i've got all the time in the world right now). don't get me wrong... if i am on the phone, i will partake -- i'm not one to do something else while i'm talking. tv's off/muted, etc. since the only people i want to talk to live 2000+ miles away, i don't get to do the face to face too often.

2. who is the last person you talked to on the phone? my youngest brother, the other morning.

3. about how many telephones do you have at home? my personal phone is my cell phone. jon's got three phones lying around for the main house line, but i don't really use it (unless someone calls me on it).

4. have you encountered anyone who has really bad phone manners? what happened? i absolutely hate, really hate, when i'm talking to someone on the phone and they're a) doing something distracting -- like watching tv, b) eating and crunching into my ear or c) having a conversation with someone else in the room with them. if any of this stuff is going on, i ask the person if they'd like me to call them back when they aren't busy.

5. would you rather pick up the phone and call someone or write them an e-mail or a letter? why or why not? i'm bad about picking up the phone... i always say to myself "i need to call so-and-so," but i get distracted and don't do it. plus there's that whole time difference thing and i think about it when it's too late to call back to the east. so, i do a lot of emailing because i can do it on my own time.