u/ADHDPOV

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Hey y'all! I used to have several pen pals as a kid and really enjoyed the ritual of writing and receiving letters. I like the idea of keeping up regular correspondence with someone and making new friends along the way. I also recently bought a new electric typewriter and some nice stationary and need a good excuse to do some writing someone besides myself will read.

I get that most people are probably going to be hesitant to jump straight to giving out a mailing address. Emailing to start is perfectly fine with me.

I'm open to discussing pretty much anything, whether it's venting about life or geeking out about interests.

Some background information about myself:

Hobbies:

I am very mercurial when it comes to hobbies. I like falling down rabbit holes with new interests and exploring new fields. Some of the more interesting examples include SCUBA diving, geocaching, field botany, herping, and rock-hounding.

One of my more recent fixations is collecting and archiving physical media, mainly movies and music at the moment. I have been challenging myself to branch out into new genres of film and music. I'd love to hear your suggestions!

I also have a lifelong love of reading and writing, although my wiriting is admittedly a bit out of practice. I mainly read nonfiction, but certain fiction series like Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Dune have a special place in my heart. I'd love to do a one-on-one "book club."

I spend a lot of time playing video games, but I wouldn't described myself as a "gamer" at this point in my life. Most of my recent gaming consists of friend-slop-of-the-week and playing Pokémon emulations on my phone during office downtime.

Other Interests:

My two daughters cats (Ladybird & Beatrix) and my partner are a majority of my world. I have a couple of pet moon crabs, but they aren't very good company. Aside from them, my interests are just as prone to change as my hobbies.

I love doing research deep dives on new topics. My weekends often end up being spent learning absolutely way too much about a topic I've never broached before. Getting to talk to people about their special interests or expertise is my favorite form of social interaction.

I enjoy traveling (honestly though, who doesn't?) the rare times I can afford it. We went to Iceland last year and are going to Tokyo in October. I am trying to force myself to learn some basic conversational Japanese so I'm not a complete stereotype of an ignorant American.

Occupation:

I currently work for a "three-letter agency," but not one of the fun ones unfortunately. Broadly speaking, I do investigative work. My background is largely in mental health and human services. If you're interested in psychology or true crime, I have some interesting (anonymized) stories I can share from my various jobs—potentially a lot of you have a strong stomach.

I'm in the process of applying to some psychology doctorate programs. My dream job has always been to be an assessment psychogist and I'm trying to make that a reality. I consider myself an admirer of Jung, even if he got a little "out there" with some of his ideas. I find it disappointing that most psychologists are averse to delving into the more philosophic aspects of psychology nowadays. Once I start graduate school I'm also going to start training at the nearest psychoanalytic institute.