I'm from the Rotterdam area (That's in the Netherlands) and I was born in March 2005.
I forget stuff often. You might want to call me Queen of the Forgetsies
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I am currently a software engineering student after one failed year of electrical engineering. Weird route to take? Maybe, but it was the first alternative that came to mind. EE on uni level incorporates a lot of math and I happen to suck at that. That does not stop me from screwing around with electronics, though. I love building up random things!
Software engineering is not exactly my thing (and quite frankly, it's breaking me), but apparently I'm good at it.
I do like playing Metro Simulator all day, and I think I'm quite good at that.
Maybe a future in public transport? I love travel and I like helping people, so maybe I can combine those and become a (metro)train driver?
I like photography, touching grass, 3D printing and playing around with retro tech (mainly audio equipment). I'm constantly looking for some fixer-upper projects to undertake.
I'm MtF transgender and I use she/her pronouns. May or may not be ace (I enjoy garlic bread. Do you want any?) Have been on HRT since December 6, 2024. Closeted irl since October 11, 2022. You can read more about it on this page. Now we have that out the way, I can delete my pronouns.page and people won't have to ask about it.
Well I can't really think of anything else...
Okay then. I like all kinds of music. From the loudest noise to electro swing and jazz.
A lot of stuff also tends to be described as "mixed genre", which makes it especially difficult.
I guess I listen most to 3D BLAST, Caravan Palace, I Prevail and Meltt. (Not in that order.)
I don't really play many games anymore. I used to play a lot of GTA V, osu! and Age of Empires.
I love programming for microcontrollers and automation systems. So usually it's about reading sensors and actuating things based on that data. I absolutely detest web development, though. That's why this site is so simple.
Yes, I like all kinds of photography, but I tend to lean towards landscape and street photography.
The occasional macro shot might sneak in, though.
I have two cameras, one I tend to take with me everywhere (an Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III with 14-42mm pancake lens), so I can take decent pics anywhere.
The other is a Pentax K-3 II with some lenses (usually my 16-85mm is on there),
which I take with me whenever I want absolute max quality and portability is of lesser concern.
I do have some, yeah. I've only been in Dutch ones, though, so that's all I know about.
RET metro: MG2/1 (aka Type B or 5300 series) and SG2/1 (aka Type S or 5400 series). They're basically the same).
Number 5337 has a special place in my heart, since it always has an unoccupied spot for me, no matter how crowded it is.
NS trains: ICNG (aka Wesp). It's fast and it's comfortable. And it makes super interesting noises when accelerating.
I'm also fond of the DDZ and VIRM, as they're very comfortable, and the top floor gives you amazing views of the landscape you're travelling through.
R-Net (which is basically NS but red) has a nice sprinter too (the Stadler FLIRT 3). It's quiet, but still makes interesting sounds.
As you can tell, I am very much into the sounds that different trains make.
You can find me in a few places on the internet. For the most part, you will have to look yourself, but here's a few.
Yes, I am on Discord. My username is qotf_alexi You cannot friend request me, so try to find me in servers. I am in a few public ones. There is also a throwaway alt account under a different name, but I'd probably expect you to find my main way before that.
My username for GitHub is QOTF-Alexi.
People keep stealing "Alexi" without any pre- or suffixes. QOTF is short for Queen of the Forgetsies.
Purple. Could you tell?