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+---
+layout: default
+medium_zoom: true
+hide_header: true
+---
+
+<div class="row">
+    <div class="column">
+        <h1 style="margin-bottom: 0.15em;">About</h1>
+        {{ content }}
+    </div>
+<!--    <div class="column">-->
+<!--        <figure class="photo" style="height: 100%;">-->
+<!--            <img-->
+<!--                    data-zoomable-->
+<!--                    loading="lazy"-->
+<!--                    src="{{ site.baseurl }}{{ page.photo }}"/>-->
+<!--            <figcaption>-->
+<!--                <a href="https://www.instagram.com/chappiehd_ttv/">Not me, but my photo.</a>-->
+<!--            </figcaption>-->
+<!--        </figure>-->
+<!--    </div>-->
+</div>
+
+{{ page.bottom_content }}
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 ---
-layout: default
+layout: about
 title: About
+photo: /assets/img/photography/about.jpg
+wide: true
 permalink: /about/
 ---
 
-My name is **Ryan Walters**. My online handle is **Xevion**, as the domain shows. I'm a Senior Highschooler currently
-applying to colleges in order to major in Computer Science. While relatively inexperienced, I have a lot of drive to succeed
-in Computer Science and put a great deal of my time and energy into it.
+My name is **Ryan Walters** and this is my website. As the domain shows, my online handle is **Xevion**.
 
-Outside of Computer Science, I really love photography. For me, it combines artistic release with the precision of digital work.
-I also enjoy videogames like RimWorld, Factorio, Modded Minecraft and The Witcher 3. Automation, Base Building, Open
-Worlds and Story really appeal to me.
+As of February 2022, I'm a Computer Science student studying at UTSA. Contact me if you're interested in working with me!
 
-You can check out my photography portfolio [here][photography-portfolio].
+Software Engineering is one of my favorite things in the world; I adore projects relating to automation, pathfinding, group coordination and more...
+I like working on big projects, APIs, competition/interview problems, and in general - learning how it all works!
 
-<small>This site is a refactored and simplified version of [Delan Azabani's][delan-azabani] personal blog site.</small>
+Besides my interest in programming, I'm also pretty [big on photography](/photography/).
 
+If you ever catch me playing a game, it's probably going to be *[Modded Minecraft][po2k]*, The Witcher 3, Factorio, or RimWorld.
 
+<small>Disclaimer: This site is a refactored and simplified version of [Delan Azabani's][delan-azabani] personal blog site.</small>
 
 [photography-portfolio]: https://www.rcw.photos/
-[delan-azabani]: https://www.azabani.com
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+[delan-azabani]: https://www.azabani.com
+[cap-link]: https://admissions.utexas.edu/enroll/cap
+[po2k]: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/modpacks/project-ozone-2-reloaded