friday five of free time.

1) Do you like to go out on the weekends or have quiet time?
Quiet time, no question. I am irrevocably introverted; for all my unquenchable adoration of people and their hearts and gifts and foibles, I have no trouble spending days (and days and days) alone. I sometimes fantasize about retiring as a lighthousekeeper or lone tender of some abandoned outpost, with nothing but an endless supply of empty books to write in.

And then I realize how much I'd miss everyone, and I change my mind.

2) Do you spend time with friends or family?
Yep. Strangers, too. I'm introverted, but sociable and outgoing.

3) What activities make you happy?
The same I've been listing in recent Q&Rs: reading; writing; listening; rambling conversations; writing, and writing, and writing. There are more, though, of course: long meandering walks; winter evenings dedicated to cooking and meals; summer afternoons to wine-tastings; hikes with no particular goal in mind; fall farmer's markets; saunas outside in the snow; road trips; bookstore excursions; travel of all sorts; taking classes; learning. My list is near endless, I think.

4) Do you have something planned for this weekend?
Yes, but loosely. I'm trying to let my weekends flow.

5) If you could go anywhere this weekend, where would you go?
Mexico. ;)