I can't sleep and I have to be up in 2 hours...
Your full name: Etienne Anton Baer
Named after anyone: Etienne after my maternal grandfather; Anton after my paternal grandfather
Any nicknames: Most all of my friends just call me A or Eti (pron. A.T.)
Is your name misprounounced a lot: If you only knew... for the record, it's pronounced kind of like A.T.N. or A-tea-en
Your name if born the opposite sex: I think my mom wanted a girl and was going to name me Amandine.
Your ancestory: My father is German, my mother is French. I am a Grench.
Birthdate and age: September 21, 1989 - I'm 14
Where were you born: NYC
At what time: 4:37 am
Where did you grow up: Lived in NYC until I was 3 or 4, then moved to San Francisco
How many languages do you speak: 3 - English, German, French; Some Dutch, but not enough to count
What language did you grow up speaking: Oddly, I learned all 3 almost simultaneously.
Your family: I live with my mother and father, and my dog
Your mother's name: Helene
Describe your mother: Born and raised in France. Can't cook. Professor of art history
Your father's name: Gregor
Describe your father: Born and raised in Germany. Can cook very well. Attorney
How did your parents meet: During college
Are they divorced: No
How long have they been married if not: They got married in 1979, so 24 years
Did they plan to have children: No, in fact my dad was very anti-children, childfree, whatever it's called.
Their age when you were born: Both were mid-30s
Brothers or sisters: No
Any pets: A pug named Winston (after Winston Smith from 1984)
Your relationship with your parents: I love my parents, my parents love me. Usually.
Were you ever spanked.: Yes. If I acted out of line I got a) verbal beatdown, b) physical beatdown, c) a & b
Have you ever cursed at your parents: When I was 10 or 11 I told my dad he "fucking sucks". Last time I ever did that.
Have you ever seen your father cry: Yes. A couple years ago he was leaving on an extended business trip and I saw him crying after he hugged me goodbye and was hugging my mother. It was weird.
Have you ever seen your mother cry: My mother is very emotional. So, yes, on more than 1 or 20 occassions
Where do you live: San Francisco, California
Your zip code: 94123
House, apt, condo: House
Where would you like to live: London
Favorite vacation spot: Hawaii, Italy, France
Can you drive: Well, yes, but not legally
Favorite car: Panoz Esperante
Least favorite car: BMW z3 - Hello?! "Midlife-crisis mobile" is what I call them.
Your hobbies: Surfing, baseball, skateboarding, running
Do you go to school: Yes, highschool
What grade: Freshman
Plan on college: Yes
Where: Berkeley, UCSC UCLA, Stanford... any westcoast school will do
What do you want to be when you grow up: Curator at the SFMoMA
What DID you want to be when you grew up: Attorney to only baseball or hockey players
Do you want to get married someday: Marriage is trust's facade. I don't know, though. Perhaps, or not.
Do you want children: When I grow up, no. But who knows what I'll want when I grow up.
What would you name your children: Boy: Gregor Anton Baer; Girl: Raspberry Fruitylicious Baer
Your dream life: Invent something spectacular, retire by 25, live in London and vacation 300 days of the year. Become president of Djibouti (either by hostile take-over or election). Wage war against America. Win. Rename America to Djibouti's Booty. Eliminate Basketball and all of the unecessary sports. Baseball, hockey, and football (soccer) year-round. Free pocky for everyone. Remove Florida and possibly Texas. Eliminate prisons. Build a 50 foot high wall around Kansas. Prisoners are flown in by helicopter and parachute into Kansas. Eliminate the homeless, not by killing them, but by building them homes. Stop the outsourcing of jobs overseas by making it illegal. Raise minimum wage.