And if you think that's a joke headline, please understand that I live in Berlin, the inevitable "Ground zero" of the coming zombie apocalypse.

Yes, I have posted before. So far, all I found were some good friends (hi there if any of you read this, you're awesome), a disconcerting number of one-line messages, and the occasional but inevitable Reddit nutjob.

This post consists of 90% recycled characters and was created using 100% renewable energy (on my end, anyway).

Me:

• I'm a functional nerd.
• I have my shit together.
• Not stupid (I took the tests).
• 6'3/190cm. Half a century old, medium-gray-ish hair, trimmed beard, brown-ish eyes, glasses.
• Pasty white German, living, as I mentioned, in Berlin.
• I work in IT project management.
• I see the world in 2d (really).
• I don't smoke and I rarely drink (alcohol, you smartass).
• Atheist, but not really interested in making others see the error of their ways.
• Despite being German I do have a sense of humor. (I am such a rebel.)
• I am single. No kids and no ex-wives. I'd like to keep it that way.
• Vaccinated. Five times. Caught COVID despite all precautions last year. Survived it. I shall now be invincible. (Well, probably not, but since my plan of being the last human not to catch COVID failed, we'll call this "plan B".)

I do keep up with TV shows a bit more than I used to, and now that the pandemic is over, I actually go out and meet friends again from time to time. I took a voice acting class. I play some video games, but pretty casually at this point. I dabble in writing and drawing (not good at either). I am thinking of getting into podcasting.

I walk as much as I can fit into my schedule, and have almost doubled my daily average compared to 2023.

After not getting around to anything but a few short trips since the pandemic, I could really do with some actual, long-distance vacations. I was quite optimistic for 2024, but then shit happened, and now here I am. Maybe we can be travel buddies?

While I live in Berlin, I do not intend to stay here. (Or Germany, if I can help it.) No solid plans yet, but I figure I should mention that in case you're one of those "Berlin is the best city in the world why would you not like Berlin you monster" people.

You:

• Please have a brain or something you use for one.
• You can hold your end of a conversation.
• Speak decent English.
• Drama free.
• Not a "Berlin is the best city in the world why would you not like Berlin you monster" person.

You live within reasonable commuting distance for anything relationshippy. Or at least be willing to let me crash on your couch after I escape the zombie hordes.

That's more or less it. I mean, bonus points if you're tall, have an accent, and are not a pasty white German, but that really doesn't matter much.

We probably definitely won't get along if you're a political extremist on either end of the spectrum, think Putin is a great person, cheer for Hamas, wear a MAGA hat, use made-up pronouns, or engage in self-righteous outrage. That stuff is just tiring.

Conversation Starters:

• Why have space aliens not contacted us? Do they think we're unworthy, or do they plan to take over Earth after the zombie apocalypse?
• What do you think is the most likely (and/or most fun) cosmological model, and why?
• Who will win the epic battle of pirates vs ninjas, and how are they going to do it?
• Why does Ross, the largest friend, not simply eat the other five?

Please send a PM, not a chat request. I'll reply asap (I am still not logged in 24x7. Shocker, I know).