Welcome!
No shame in lurking in the shadows, being our authentic selves is serious, risky business.
I guess I could be considered a geek, too. (No real guessing or doubt involved.) No pets at the moment. My Sweetie and I have specific, hard to meet requirements in a fur baby due to medical reasons. I'm the self appointed trans-philosopher and agony aunt. (Although many of us fill those two roles.)
I'm always willing to chat or be a bouncing wall for thoughts and ideas, either in threads or private messages (which you won't be able to do for a bit, yet.) I'm fond of parentheses.
I also dispense renowned hugs upon request, but you'll have to trust me on that.