the friday five

The Friday Five for 5 June 2026: Books!

2026-06-04T19:06:10Z

These questions were written by canadiangirl16.

1. Do you enjoy reading?

2. What is the first book you remember reading?

3. Who is your favourite author?

4. What is your favourite book?

5. What is the last book you read and the first you'll read next?

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The Friday Five for 29 May 2026

2026-05-29T05:59:22Z

1. In an average week, how many nights do you eat home-cooked dinners?

2. Do you plan your meals out in advance, or just wing it?

3. How many nights per week do you eat out or order food delivered?

4. Do you keep a stock of nonperishable foods from which you could whip up a meal or two if you needed to?

5. Have you ever tried preparing meals for the week all at once, say, on the weekend?

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The Friday Five for 22 May 2026

2026-05-23T00:28:25Z

1. How long to you hope to live (to what age)?

2. Based on the lifespans of your grandparents and/or great-grandparents, what is your realistic lifespan?

3. What is the average lifespan of people in your country?

4. At what age do you plan to retire (or did you retire)?

5. What are your plans for retirement?

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The Friday Five for 15 May 2026

2026-05-19T04:29:28Z

1. How often do you hear live music?

2. What was your favorite live musical performance ever?

3. Do you play an instrument, or sing?

4. Have you ever performed music onstage?

5. Who is your favorite musician?

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The Friday Five for 8 May 2026

2026-05-11T02:21:11Z

These questions were written by dreamwidth user pebbleinalake.

1. What do you consider your current main fandom? (This can include hobbies and collecting. Anything you feel fannish about!)

2. What was your first fandom?

3. Do you have any favorite headcanons or fan theories?

4. Have you ever created fanworks?

5. Are you still active in any old fandoms?

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The Friday Five for 1 May 2026

2026-05-02T04:59:00Z

These questions were written by Dreamwidth user pebbleinalake.

1. Do you like to spend time outdoors?

2. What is your favorite flower?

3. Any favorite warm weather activities?

4. Have you ever kept a garden? If so, what did you grow?

5. Do you know how to swim?

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The Friday Five on Monday

2026-04-27T17:50:17Z

Sorry! I do not know why I sometimes cannot log into LJ and sometimes I can log in but not post. In any case, these questions were written by nondenomifan.

1. What decade did you attend/are you attending high school or college?

2. What clothing fashion from that time are you glad/do you wish went out of style?

3. Do you still listen to the music from your high school/college years on a regular basis?

4. What hairstyle/hair color did/do you wear during high school/college?

5. What was/is "the cool thing to do" while in high school/college?

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The Friday Five for 24 April 2026

2026-04-23T17:22:54Z

These questions were written by nondenomifan.

1. What decade did you attend/are you attending high school or college?

2. What clothing fashion from that time are you glad/do you wish went out of style?

3. Do you still listen to the music from your high school/college years on a regular basis?

4. What hairstyle/hair color did/do you wear during high school/college?

5. What was/is "the cool thing to do" while in high school/college?

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The Friday Five for 17 April 2026

2026-04-16T21:45:37Z

These questions were written by ideealisme.

1. What did you do on Monday?

2. What did you do on Tuesday?

3. What did you do on Wednesday?

4. What did you do on Thursday?

5. What are you going to do today?

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The Friday Five for 10 April 2026

2026-04-13T05:20:51Z

Sorry this is so late. I have been having trouble accessing and especially posting to LJ lately.

1. What was the last book you read (or are currently reading)?

2. What was the last movie you watched?

3. What television series are you currently watching?

4. What are some of your favorite blogs or communities online?

5. What social media do you belong to and check often?

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The Friday Five for 3 April 2026

2026-04-03T00:33:12Z

These questions were originally submitted by n_true.

1. Do you like the look of your country's currency (bills and coins)?

2. Regardless of their actual value, do you like bills or coins better?

3. What is your favorite foreign currency? And why?

4. Do you collect coins or bills? Elaborate.

5. Do you think human society could make do completely without money? Explain.

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The Friday Five for 27 March 2026

2026-03-27T00:43:08Z

1. What is a common ear worm that you get?

2. How long do they last?

3. What do you do to get rid of them?

4. What is the worst ear worm you've ever had?

5. Do you get some guilty pleasure in passing the ear worm along?

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The Friday Five for 12 March 2026: Magical Questions

2026-03-13T03:58:48Z

These questions were suggested by Dreamwidth user spiralsheep.

1. Have you ever watched illusion magic? Close-up, or in a stage show, or on television? Did it work for you?

2. Have you ever wished on a star, or a lucky cat, or a coin in a wishing well? Did it work in some way?

3. Have you ever cast a spell, made a love charm, or tried a curse? Did it work in some way?

4. Are there any other traditional superstitions you pay attention to? Do they work in some way?

5. Would you want major magical powers like in a fantasy story? Which powers, and how would you use them?

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The Friday Five for 6 March 2026

2026-03-05T20:10:51Z

These questions were suggested by Dreamwidth user Dray.

1. Do you know of any other words for snow? What's your favourite and why?

2. What's your ideal temperature range for winter?

3. Favourite winter activity? What about it makes it your favourite?

4. What are three things you can't do without when winter arrives?

5. Do you have favourite winter holiday activities?

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The Friday Five for 27 February 2026

2026-02-26T20:11:04Z

Feelings…

1. What made you happy this week?

2. What made you sad?

3. What made you angry?

4. What are you looking forward to in the next week?

5. What are you not looking forward to?

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The Friday Five for 20 February 2026

2026-02-19T19:19:30Z

When did you last . . .

1. Scrounge for change (couch, ashtray, etc.) to make a purchase?

2. Visit a dentist?

3. Make a needed change to your life?

4. Decide on a complete menu well in advance of the evening meal?

5. Spend part of the day (other than daily hygiene) totally/mostly naked?

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The Friday Five for 13 February 2026

2026-02-12T18:34:36Z

1. Who was your first kiss?

2. Who is the last person you kissed?

3. What is the story of your most romantic kiss?

4. What is the story of your worst kiss?

5. Who do you want to kiss right now?

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The Friday Five for 6 February 2026

2026-02-06T05:39:33Z

These questions were suggested by that_one_girl.

1. What did you want to be when you were a kid?

2. What is your proudest accomplishment so far?

3. What is your dream job?

4. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

5. What does it take to make you happy?

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The Friday Five for 30 January 2026

2026-01-29T23:17:58Z

These questions were suggested by twirlandswirl.

How many times a day do you . . .

1. Brush your teeth?

2. Shower?

3. Check your E-mail?

4. Check LJ? (or DW?)

5. Eat?

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The Friday Five for 23 January 2026: Hair

2026-01-22T18:53:40Z

These questions were written by destined_dreams.

1. What type of hair do you have? (Thin, Normal, Thick, Frizzy, etc.)

2. What color is your hair currently?

3. What colors have you dyed/highlighted your hair?

4. If you could dye your hair any color, what would it be?

5. What is your hair's length?

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The Friday Five for 16 January 2026

2026-01-15T22:43:10Z

These questions were written by frieliegh.

1. If you could change one life-changing event in the life of someone important to you, would you?

2. Which do you think is easier to do, being friends for many years, or being life partners for many years?

3. Have you ever walked away from someone you considered a friend?

4. If you had to choose between telling the truth and hurting a friend or lying and making them happy, which would you choose?

5. Which would you rather hear--the truth which will hurt, or the comforting lie?

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The Friday Five for 9 January 2026

2026-01-08T19:12:36Z

These questions were written by losseloth.

1. Do you have a favourite cause that you support?

2. If so, how do you support it?

3. Have you been an active member of an organization (attending meetings, volunteering, etc)?

4. Have you ever led any group?

5. If so, how was your experience with it?
OR: 5. If not, why, is it a conscious choice, of lack of opportunity?

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The Friday Five for 2 January 2026

2026-01-01T19:15:48Z

These questions were written by tabular_rasa.

1. Do you mostly drink tap, filtered, or bottled water?

2. Is it safe/recommended to drink tap water where you live? If not, why?

3. What does the tap water taste/smell like where you live?

4. Do you collect rainwater? If so, what do you use it for?

5. Do you/have you ever had restrictions on water use where you live? What did you have to change about your lifestyle?

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The Friday Five for 26 December 2025

2025-12-26T19:38:43Z

1. You have the summer and plenty of money to travel abroad. Where all would you go?

2. What foods would you be sure you got to eat?

3. What landmarks would you be sure you got to see?

4. What airline would you use?

5. Would your knowledge of other languages influence where you went? (i.e., would you be more likely to go to France if you spoke French?)

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The Friday Five for 19 December 2025

2025-12-19T00:43:16Z

1. What is one thing about you that you hate?

2. What is one thing about you that you love?

3. If you had to change one thing about you what would it be and why?

4. What is one word that you would use to define yourself?

5. Imagine what you would look like in a perfect world...what do you look like?

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