Born April 28, 2026 at 11:37 AM PDT. 7 lbs 4 oz. North of Seattle, with Mt. Rainier and Mt. Baker on the horizon.
Hugo has been a part of the universe for
A site for a brand-new human, built with the static site generator that shares his name. Below is everything you should know about how you got here, Hugo. The cosmos took 13.8 billion years to write the prologue.
// Mission Chapters
A Universe Timeline
From the Big Bang to 11:37 AM. Everything that had to happen — every star, every species, every Hugo — for you to be here.
→ 02A History of Hugo
Thirteen centuries of kings, novelists, and one famous static site generator — all named Hugo. You join the lineage today.
→ 03On the Middle Name
Phoenixes, masks, and one perfect November in 1605. Why your middle name is the most cinematically loaded of your generation.
→ 04The Sky Above You
The exact stars, planets, and constellations that were over the Pacific Northwest at 11:37 AM on the day you were born.
→ 05Lesser Hugos
Cartoon yetis, Bond villains, fictional accountants from Lost, and a guy who lives down the street. The complete roll call.
→ 06The April 28 Birthday Club
James Monroe, Howard Carter, Harper Lee, Sir Terry Pratchett, Penélope Cruz, and a guy with 280 cars. You sit with them now.
→ 07Data for Nerds
How this site was built (Hugo SSG, on Vercel, in ~23 ms), the recursion that's the whole point, and the technical jokes you may have missed.
→A note for later, when you can read this:
Dear Hugo,
The universe is 13.8 billion years old. You are, as of this writing, one day old. Both of those things are true at once and that is the whole magic of being here.
This site exists because every person you have ever met, and every person you ever will, agreed — on the day you arrived — that something significant had happened. We didn't have a better way to say it, so we built you a website. The static site generator we used to build it is also named Hugo. It seemed like the right tool.
Welcome.
— Everyone who already loves you.