Discussion: Looking for a Kinship? Post here.

Server: Brandywine
Name/Race/Class/Level: Lindfeld, Level 46 Human Hunter (no alts right now...seems too daunting to start over)
Age: 43
Location: California, USA (GMT-8)--mostly evenings and weekends.
Character Profession: Historian (Master Scholar, with Supreme Master just opened up | Weaponsmith: nothing yet, but I'll be working both scholar and weaponsmith until I'm maxed out).

Playstyle: I mostly solo, with occasional and usually small fellowships. I'm married and I work full time. And although I've been playing a lot recently, there are spousal pressures that will probably cause me to curtail my gameplay somewhat.

Why a Kin should be interested in me: Crafting will probably be my biggest selling point. I'm motivated to max out my crafting skills (weaponsmith, scholar) in order to equip myself properly. But I'd like to be able to crank out production for others in the kin too. Also possibly of note: I'm not trying to rush my character to level as quickly as possible. I'm attempting to make a deep and wide character when it comes to skills/deeds, equipment, and crafting. I can't make the claim that I'm doing all of that just right, but that is my goal. And so, I'm hopeful that, when compared with other Hunters at my level, I'll hold my own.

Why I'm interested in a kinship: Crafting, Raiding, and Socializing. Crafting: I've been burning through the gold buying scholar mats at the AH, and frankly, I'm jealous when I set the "kin only" filter and see how inexpensively some of the items are sold. I want in on that action...and of course, that cuts both ways. Toward that end, I would think that one of the larger kins would be nice. Raiding: I have never participated in a raid, and the thought is a little intimidating. I'd like for someone to show me the ropes when it comes to Raids, and I'd like to get up to speed so that I can be a beneficial member of a raiding group, and not a charity case. Socializing: as I mentioned, sometimes I don't feel much like socializing, but that modifier 'sometimes' means that on other occasions, I'd like to talk to some people, whether it's gameplay talk, political talk (watch out!), cooking, general interest, whatever. You know what else I want? This sounds really nerdy, but I want a sense of belonging with a group of relaxed adults. I'm stealing something I saw in a thread in this forum. Another prospective kinmate said words to this effect: I'm an adult, and I act as such. I'm not the guy to get in a flame war, or to troll the chat channels for sport. At the same time, I hope I'm not old and dull (man yells at cloud).

Summary: I'm looking for a casual, crafting-related, mutually-helpful adult kinship, of a minimum size to support my crafting habit (both inbound and outbound).

Thank you.

(edited to add: yes, my join date is March 12th. However, I've been here before. I signed up in....I think it was 2007, got level 64, I think, with a Guardian. My sons took over that account, stripped my guardian, left him in a ditch, and fenced all his gear. So I can't say that I have a great depth of experience, but it is greater than what's indicated by my new join date).