Q & A With Red Haircrow discussion

Just got a new phone a couple of days ago. My former ringtone was "Blister in the Sun" by Violent Femmes. This time I chose "B.Y.O.B." by System of a Down. My secondary tone for alarms and text messages is "Battle Theme from Final Fantasy X."

If you care to say, what's your ringtone?

My "wish tone" is Ballad of Serenity from the Firefly sci-fi series.

My ringtone keeps changing. Last week it was Knives and Pens by Black Veil Brides. This week it's Faint by Linkin Park.

I am static, I'd had the same tone for three years. I rarely speak on the phone so changing the ring often...I would forget to answer it.

I'm a texter. I rarely get calls, too.

I'm not big on phone calls either and have had the same ringtone on my Nokia since I bought it nearly 4 years ago.

Sunny Side of the Street

I like that song. It's cool. And the Violent Femmes are on my top ten fave list.

My mother's is Mission Impossible theme, and that's really funny for a grey-haired, crocheting, historical romance reader.

My son's is something by Owl City, he changes his a dozen times a day but never gets any calls anyway LOL.

It's kinda funny for the both of them. I never get any calls, either. Well, except for my parents, but still.

Owl City's "Fireflies" is a very cute song. :)

It is a cute song. I like Peppermint Winter and Hot Air Balloon too.

My ringtone is The Pretender by the Foo Fighters.

I considered a Foo Fighters song, "Hero" or "Everlong", but they're songs I listen to rather often. I would likely have missed a call just listening to the song.

Hahaha, I pick up at the last moment to answer the phone.

I am a notorious non-phone answerer, as everything can go to voicemail as far as I'm concerned and I'll reply on my schedule. That's the traditionalist in me to refuse being responsive unless I feel like it at the time.

Though maybe that's just a stubborn reaction as my sister and mother talk on the cell constantly, driving, watching TV, etc. and most of the conversations are things nonsensical or which could wait. I think it's a habit with them.

I will use my cell (called "handy" in German) much more once I'm home. Helps with navigation and keeping up with impromptu meetings that happen often.

I never answer the phone at home, unless I know who is calling and have the time to talk then.

My mom has a private number that doesn't show up on caller ID, so she has to leave a message if she wants a call back.

What kind of crocheting does your mom do, Red? Does she work with yarn or thread? I learned how to crochet when I was 9 from an old Jewish neighbor who always had fascinating stories to tell and fed me pączki.

I haven't done much crocheting the past few years while I was in school, but am thinking of going back to it soon. My grandmother was also an avid crocheter. Mom never got the hang of it.

Oh, I don't know what it's called, but she uses yarn or thread. She also does some beading and weaving. All these things I was taught to do also, but as phlegmatic as I can be sometimes, I can't sit still to do it and concentrate, especially beading. Drives me crazy.

I like crocheting. All you need is a ball of yarn or thread and a single hook and it can be done anywhere, while watching TV or even having a conversation. It works up fast and doesn't require a great deal of patience once you know what you're doing.

My husband bought me a cross-stitch kit once and while the instructions were simple enough, I ended up with tangled colored threads everywhere, a bent needle from removing knots and a headache from trying to see the small spaces in the canvas. In frustration, I threw the entire kit in the garbage.

Attempting to cross-stich would make me have a seizure :-)

LOL! It's certainly not something I'm eager to try again. My friend Becky is a cat and cross-stitch lover, so I bought her a kit for Christmas that had a collection of cats in a living room on a black background. Lots of detail means lots and lots of colored threads. It took her nearly a year to finish and she still has all her hair. :)

What type of music does your son enjoy, Red?

He mostly listens to video game or trance remixes or 80s music. Whatever he likes at the moment, he'll play it repetitively. I used to like the song, "Land Down Under" by Men At Work, until he played it 24 times in a row.

Music <3