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I'm an introverty, but friendly, person. I have a lot of anxiety issues, and anxiety around life, that I think sort of make me abnormal. I just can't seem to live like others, for better or worse. I'm told ADHD (thinking... lots of thinking) is the cause of my anxiety, along with other things.

I have a master's degree in counseling, which I think I'm good at; part of me regrets going down that route. I always wanted to do something creative (I write, sing and play guitar); now sometimes, I wish I could just do something without so much social interaction, or maybe something in nature.

I sometimes think about moving, but I live in a family house, have family here (some of whom have no one but me), and the cost of living situation is pretty cheap for me.

Some day, I think I might retire into a tinyhouse in the woods, if there are any woods left.

I've been a lot of places and seen that people, and places, are pretty much the same all over. However, there are some important variations in weather and culture that really matter. It makes me think how much better almost any place could be if we learned from what works in other places.

I used to be deeply spiritual. I had an existential crisis filled with anxiety and sorrow when I realized I wasn't sure I could believe in anything anymore. I refer to myself as accidentally agnostic. It was not on purpose. I couldn't imagine ever becoming atheist, although maybe that's what "believing in nothing" means. It's more like I neither believe, nor disbelieve, but like Fox Mulder, I want to believe.

Well, if I've left out anything you want to know, don't be afraid to ask. My old bio was icky, so I just wrote this without much thought to replace that one.