yooo what is up fellow redditors! :) looking to chat (or talk on the phone) with and/or meet up with new people, as a lot of my close friends live far (outside of LA T__T) and I'd like to expand my social circle a bit more! open to just online friends as well!

what i'm looking for: new platonic friends/companionship to go out and do cool stuff with! not really interested in anything sexual/spicy/nsfw, so please don't bother cause I won't respond LOL. I think it would be really cool to eventually have like a group of friends to do recurring game/movie nights or themed food/drink potlucks, or ya know, the typical shenanigans people do with their homies. I think it'll probably be easier to get along/chat with people close to my age range (25-40) but it's not a hard requirement! If you have any common interests as me (see below) or think we could be friends, let's make it happen! :)

about me: not gonna lie here I do kinda identify as the funny fat friend LOL and I would say I'm known for smiling big, laughing loudly, and always saying yes to boba and/or dessert! My interests include:

• reading, writing (short stories, poetry, fiction, zines)
• arts and crafts (painting, making keychains/bracelets, doodling, graphics)
• swimming (casually at the gym but I just love relaxing in water)
• watching movies/shows
• trying out new food/drink places
• playing games (especially board games)
• going to Round 1 (and spending my life savings on those crane games with Rilakkuma prizes LOL)
• going to escape rooms
• going to Daiso (lowkey addicted)
• going on walks at parks/nature trails
• sharing tiktoks and memes
• k-pop (kind of a retired koreaboo)
• making playlists on spotify (I love lo-fi and beachy ska and 2000s emo)

definitely the kind of friend who is high energy, loves to hype you up, wants everyone to have a fun time, will take pictures of/for you, is goofy and playful, but also chill enough to run errands with, vent/talk to about life's woes and frustrations, grab a bite to eat with, or even just get zooted and watch movies with. I probably would consider myself to be a semi-introverted extrovert! I definitely am a bit socially awkward at times but have been told it's not as noticeable as I think (even tho I make myself cringe 24/7 LOL) and kinda have a bad habit of apologizing a lot (sorry in advance bruv). I'm also a cat mom of a beautiful ginger boy! And I'm currently seeing a therapist (I'm a big advocate for improving mental health)! Please feel free to ask me about any or all of the fricken novel I wrote here about myself, I'd be more than happy to get to know you as well :)

Disclaimer: if I seem lonely af (you're not wrong tbh), I think it's because I'm kinda still recovering from my last heartbreak (rip) but I know I have to put myself out there as a part of moving on and living an authentic life for myself. Also you should probably know I love using emojis and I'm one of those people who spam text a bunch of thoughts instead of sending giant blocks. And occasionally I like to embarrass myself by ironically using Gen Z slang (just call me the Rizzler of Oz) LOL. I lowkey feel like I have undiagnosed ADHD (if you couldn't already tell by the excessive usage of parentheses) and it would be cool to talk to other people who feel like this?

Okie gonna stop here before I write my entire life story! Thank you for reading all of this and come say hi if you feel so inclined! Bye all ~