HI! I’m a dude living in SoCal (OC) looking to make new friends. Ideally, I’m seeking a [F] chat buddy to chat with about anything and everything and get to know pretty well. I just turned 30 in November and am dealing with the existential dread of feeling as if I wasted my 20s. AMA

Some random tidbits about me to help launch our conversation

I'm a professional scientist and my career is incredibly important to me. I love intellectually stimulating conversations, am passionately curious, and love to learn how the world works.

I’m a humanist (and atheist), but I do like the ideas of the Satanic Temple and Pastafarianism.

In my spare time, I enjoy several hobbies such as gaming (platforms: PC, PS5, Nintendo Switch), photography (see my post history for a few photos), and playing guitar and bass quite badly.

I'm also a big fan of attending concerts (just attended WWWY in Vegas in Oct!), visiting museums and botanic gardens, and traveling (ask me about my trip to Italy this past summer!)

I'm a big fan of the cinema. My favorite films of all time are Finding Nemo (obviously, check my user), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, and Pulp Fiction. Other movies I enjoy include nearly anything in the MCU or Star Wars franchises (but seriously, what was up with The Rise of Skywalker?!?!) and anything made by Pixar, Nolan, Spielberg, Anderson, Hitchcock, Kubrick, or Tarantino.

I have bad taste in television but I really enjoy sci-fi series (currently watching The Expanse), whatever the latest hot show is, and nature documentaries (Planet Earth 2 is the GOAT).I read quite a bit, but mostly non-fiction as I prefer to consume fiction in other media (e.g. TV).

I usually take my coffee black (like my soul), but I have a soft spot for pumpkin spice lattes and will usually order a cappuccino if I'm in a proper coffee shop.

Here's what I ask of you

Please be female. I have plenty of dude friends already.

Please don't message me for the sole purpose of finding someone to get into a relationship with. If that's all you're looking for there are plenty of other guys here to oblige you.

If you're read this far, please send me a message! :P