41 m in for the evening, relaxing, and looking for conversation

Good afternoon! I'm looking for some short-term chats or long-term friends and love having people to talk to, not shenanigans. I'm very extroverted and dislike loneliness and boredom. I would love some intelligent conversation after dealing with people all day.

I'm not a gamer, but I am a nerd. I love science and sci-fi. I love to see museums, zoos, and other science exhibitions. I love TV and movies and watching a decent number of sports. Even if these aren't your interests, we can still chat and see if we have any commonalities.

I'm up to talk about anything...want to trauma dump? fine. Need advice? I've got you. Wanna talk about the weather? Sure! Anything else you would like is fair game. Happy to talk to anyone. (Eastern US time, married dad, if either of those make a difference in whether or not you want to chat.) Prefer moving to other platforms (telegram, etc)? Maybe. We can chat about that.