Hello! I'm hoping to connect with a woman within an hour or so driving distance from the Salem, MA area.

I currently work in Boston at a Museum, with a second part time gig I'm slowly reducing my hours at. I greatly enjoy my full time job, and the opportunity it affords me to work hands on with artwork, and exercise my creativity in a variety of ways.

Outside of work, I have a number of hobbies that only a child free person could afford (time wise, and otherwise, haha). I've currently placed a self imposed ban on acquiring any new ones. I've been doing pottery for about a year and a half, exploring paper making, getting way over my head with 3D printing, making myself some furniture, dabbling in electroforming like some sort of mad scientist, and enjoying very amateur photography (mostly nature and landscapes). I'm working towards combining as many of these hobbies as possible into both practical objects, and strictly 'works of art' that are just pleasant to look at/hold.

I have two dogs and a cat, and enjoy getting out with my pups at the dog park or for a walk on trails.

I've recently restarted taking HEMA (historic European marital arts), where I'm learning how to fight with a langsword, dagger, and rapier. Wee!

I also enjoy moderate to leisurely outdoor activities, like hiking, biking, or taking my kayak out on the Ipswich River.

I'm a lifelong 'geek', and enjoy almost all the genres you might associate with that. I've played a variety of tabletop RPGs, MMORPG games online, other various and sundry video games, board games, and enjoy all the epic and even campy Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Superhero franchises out there.

Politically I'm pretty far left, and lean heavily progressive. Bernie Sanders and AOC sort of political philosophy.

I don't need a potential partner to share all my interests, or any really, so long as they can put up with me getting excited about them. But sharing some would be neat too!

I'm also looking for a woman who is well established, and comfortable with herself, and has her own list of hobbies and interests regardless of any overlap with mine.

Some pics: https://imgur.com/a/rybuYzg