1. Would you say that you're good at keeping in touch with people?

Hmm, it really depends. No, I am bad. I am really bad about keeping in touch with people. I am bad in keeping in touch with myself sometimes. We sometimes do not see each other for years, and then things just pick up where we left them and things are good.
So while it might seem impossible to be in touch with me at all times, I am still very much connected… spiritually. You might think that I forgot your birthday, but this smile you had on your face all day, that was me thinking of you very intensely, just not being able to send that card I wanted to send for a month or so before your birthday came up. I admit it. I have a problem. (One more.)

2. Which communication method do you usually prefer/use: e-mail, telephone, snail mail, blog comments, or meeting in person? Why?

In person is naturally best. Nothing beats the real in person conversation. I usually adapt to whatever is possible. I spend a serious portion of my day replying to emails. Emails are now my main form of communication with the people I care about.
My answering machine at work barely gets a call anymore. I do not like to pick up the messages anymore either.
Blog, yes, blog does work for me. I write comments into some blogs with quite a great amount of love wrapped around every word. (It sometimes does not show, of course.)
Meeting in person is king.

3. Do you have an instant messenger program? How many? Why/why not? How often do you use it?

I use iChat. (Which is compatible with AOL instant messenger.) And I actually left in the bubbles (it comes with bubbles look!). I make little pictures for my buddies and this way chats feel like mini icon parties.
I leave iChat on sometimes during the day. If you would like to chat with me, my AIM is witold212. Now you know it.

4. Do most of your close friends live nearby or far away?

Well, some live just a trainride away. (Or a click.) and some are across the ocean.

5. Are you an "out of sight, out of mind" person, or do you believe that "distance makes the heart grow fonder"?

Distance makes the heart grow fonder. If we were friends once in our lives, we are very likely to stay friends. At least I will not forget you. I know this is not what this question means, I just had to say it. I am a Sagittarius. They say that those born under this sign tend to be able to have their heart (also the friendship heart) targeted at somebody who can be really out of sight. Our sign is the sign of an arrow shooting centaur. I think that says it all.