u/CombatDeffective

How goes, all? Happy Thursday. I'm retired and hardly ever go out and don't really do much; not a lot of social interaction with anyone through the day.

Something about me: I have a bunch of hobbies that include a good bit of everything. Woodworking, wrenching, building. Time wasting hobbies: video games, tv bingeing, Lego building, writing (I'm terrible at it, but I like doing it for some dumb reason), listening to podcasts while otherwise fiddling with something, and chatting with new people.

If none of this is conversation inspiring, no big deal. If we don't have similar interests, I'm happy to hear about what you've got going on and how you're day is going. Mundane day to day chat is good, let's hear about it.

I enjoy learning about new people and their stories. I don't mind people that ghost, it's just how it is sometimes. Please, bring some fun conversation. We can talk about any crazy topic you like. So, come drop a low effort "Hi" and get a conversation going. (I have a pet peeve about people who don't think that a simple greeting is an appropriate opening.)

Anyway, thanks for reading, have a good enough day. Looking forward to hearing from literally anyone.

Hello, how's your Saturday (night)? We're celebrating the Derby, so it's horse racing parties all around. The weather took another dive after a big storm, though, so everyone is out pretending the weather is nice enough to party in when it's actually quite a bit chilly for it. Especially as warm as it has been. Happy free comic book day, hopefully you didn't miss it.

Retired and moved to a small rural farm town (Midwest, U.S., EST). Besides not really knowing anyone, no one is even home during the day.

The weather is finally getting warm and nice enough to be outside, although it gets chilly again just about every time it rains. Finally starting to get outside back out in the yard. I've currently got three vehicles lined up in my garage awaiting repairs. I've got a painting I need to finish and already a plan for the next one. I have a Lego collection, but I want to build a large table to build my own Lego city. Woodworking is something I casually do when I need to; home repair or building something I need. I also like boring do nothing things: binge watching shows (currently rewatching Malcolm in the Middle); trying to find a good movie; playing video games (currently playing Outer Worlds on Switch); listening to podcasts (Small Town Murder is best). I'd like to write a book, but I'm on my third story concept and writing is slow and hard. I want to write, but don't like actually doing it. Chatting online and meeting new people somehow fills that niche need for typing out a story and an idea. So, that's fun.

I like to talk to new people just to learn new stories; equal parts entertainment and social interaction. I know I'm not everyone's cup of tea. I try to keep the conversation going, and ask a lot of questions, and tell stories. It seems this can feel like me "steamrolling" the conversation to some folk (I've been accused of this). I can be quite excitable with a good topic. I don't mind people that ghost, it's just how it is sometimes. Please, bring some fun conversation topics (not a demand, just a request). We can talk about any crazy topic you like. So, come drop a low effort "Hi" and get a conversation going. (I have a pet peeve about people who don't think that a simple greeting is an appropriate opening.) I'm pretty open to try to talk to anyone, except for the people who are rude just for the sake of it (or have suspicious profiles.)

If you read all that, you're pretty cool. Have a good enough day. Looking forward to hearing from literally anyone.

I was a child of divorce at a young age, which didn't just lead to a broken home growing up, but broken roots. The shared custody between my parents had me shifting between different schools over different counties between families. This didn't allow me to create long term friend groups that I grew up with, aging grade to grade. No, I would move constantly and continuously start over meeting new kids and always feeling like an outsider. Growing up in a rural state, my home was also isolated in nature and never in a neighborhood around other families and kids. I didn't grow up having a sense of belonging. So, when it came to leaving and joining the military, it wasn't hard to do. Every couple of years, its the same, leave and start over. New unit. New people. Reintroduce. I felt like I had good connections in the military, but after leaving, they all pretty much severed. Funny how people don't want anything to do with you when you remind them of the worst event of their lives. Maybe there's too many people that can say that about me, though. Now, I'm post military, retired. Moved away again, because why go back to anything when none of it mattered? Keep moving forward. I still don't know anyone after all this time. I don't know how to talk to people. I haven't had a conversation longer than holding a door open for someone in four years. I don't usually know what day it is.

So, yeah; my very limited social interactions pretty much extend to people who care enough to give enough of their time to chat online. I do a lot of that. I don't hardly ever go out, chronically online.

Thanks for coming to my pity party.

(Midwest, US, EST)