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title: "About me"
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# About me

Grew up in a small farming village in Belgium, now in Ghent with my +1 and a
tiny dog. Found my thing at [Devine](https://www.devine.be/) in Kortrijk; these
days I build front ends at [o2o Bicycle Leasing](https://www.o2o.be/nl).

Off the clock: cycling, running my
[weekly miles](https://www.strava.com/athletes/42285746), and the occasional
party.

## Game collection

![Wout and his +1 riding road bikes side by side up a wooded mountain road, laughing](https://www.life.rip/about-me/cycling.jpg "my comfort zone")

![Wout and his border collie Rufus, heads together under a cloudy sky](https://www.life.rip/about-me/rufus.jpg "player two: rufus")

![Handlebar view of a loaded bikepacking rig paused in tall grass, bike computer auto-paused near the summit](https://www.life.rip/about-me/bikepacking.jpg "off the grid")

![A big bowl of spaghetti bolognese and a hot chocolate on a sunny café terrace, mid-ride](https://www.life.rip/about-me/coffee-cake.jpg "Favorite diet")

## Numbers never lie

- **1998** Spawn year: Same as Google. Only one of us indexed the internet.
- **6** Open side-projects: All "almost done".
- **135** Printer tickets: Because I work in IT.

## See also

- Career: [CHANGELOG.md](https://www.life.rip/changelog)
- Tools & stack: [ARCHITECTURE.md](https://www.life.rip/about-me/architecture)
- On repeat: [current-mood.mp3](https://www.life.rip/about-me/current-mood)