Whelp, I have nearly spent a full year by myself at this point. I have been able to work remotely, so I have a pretty solid base for my Maslow's Hierarchy. I've got shelter and food, and about as much security and safety as anybody does these days. I've even managed some of the upper levels of the pyramid with some feelings of accomplishment, and some creative work! I got a plaque for some boring work stuff! But the damned middle level of the pyramid has naturally been more elusive as I've been leaning hard on safety rather than intimate relationships.

But it would be really nice to have somebody to share that shelter and food with. I know I am going to feel lonely around Valentine's Day, and the last time I went on a date was actually in early February last year, not long before the whole mess got going. So, I am seeking a lady who has been taking things seriously.

Luckily, there does seem to be a light at the end of the tunnel. I am a big fan of Michael Mina and his advocacy of using rapid antigen tests to detect contagiousness. (rapidtests.org if you want to read more about it.) And I have some of the rapid tests.

I know that outdoor dining is theoretically opening up. But 1) I am not convinced of the safety. And 2) It can be fucking cold outside in February. So, I'd love to meet somebody, maybe take a short walk in the park or something simple (I live near the La Brea tar pits), then we can come back to my place to stick a cotton swab up your nose and do a rapid COVID test. If that's negative, we enjoy a nice dinner, maybe share a bottle of wine, pretend we are at a restaurant having a perfectly normal date like the good old days, and then we work out a year's worth of pent up energy.

We can even dress as if we were going out to a proper restaurant. I think I still have some pants that aren't sweat pants, even though I haven't had to wear them for a year. My sport coat is probably still in the closet where I left it a year ago. I can order from a fancy restaurant. I sometimes want to splurge on a fancy dinner, but a lot of those are "dinner for two," so that could be fun.

I have had successes meeting people here in the past over the years, and it was always great fun. So, in these strange days I figure I may as well try meeting someone for strange in strange ways. I'm not gonna lie -- I am out of practice at all of this. I haven't used a sex related muscle in a long time. Not just that, I have spent a lot of time alone so I am probably somehow even worse at small talk than I was a year ago, which shouldn't even be possible. My hair has gotten long, so has my beard, and both are starting to have quite a bit of gray these days. My own middle section has gotten much fuller than the middle section of my Maslow's Hierarchy. I broke a toe a few months back, so I probably won't be doing anything super athletic. There are probably some guys who just spent the whole pandemic doing pushups that are in better shape than me. But I'm not the kind of wannabe toughguy that has such a sensitive ego that I feel a need to lie about any of these things.

No reciprocation necessary. (And I've done that in past meetups.) Open minded if you are looking for more than just muff diving. I do have kind of a big wiener, if that's something you are looking for. If I am so out of practice that I get exhausted before I get you off, I do keep a secret big vibrator stashed under my bed. (But don't tell anybody.) All that said, I am highly confident that if we are feeling chemistry, I'll get to give you an orgasm.

I don't have anybody super specific in mind, but you can tell from this post (and history of my profile) that I tend to write in complete sentences, and reference nerdy stuff. So, if that sounds like someone you'd like to snuggle with, get in touch. We can exchange pictures and possibly arrange a rendezvous.