Edumacated but still the fool

This past Sunday, I received probably the most expensive piece of paper I own to date. Ah yes, I’ve graduated at last. I’m now home in the quasi-real-world, looking forward to a completely unstructured summer of spontaneity, wanderlust, and some (maybe a lot of) loafing around.

The past few days have been a constant whirl of packing, unpacking, and repacking. I leave for my Asia trip (Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and China) on Saturday, which leaves me barely enough time to practice unhealthy nostalgia.

The past four years have been a mixed experience. I loved Duke but secretly couldn’t wait to graduate. I loved North Carolina but couldn’t stand to live there. Then again, I know I’ll find myself itching to return soon enough. People are always the hardest to leave, maybe because I never quite seem to know how to keep in touch with them, or maybe because I hate having to now resign to these small vignettes of their lives.

But I digress. This summer will be amazing. I have a to-do list, a signing bonus, and an enormous appetite (for all things amazing).

Ending on a good note, I recently collaborated with a very talented friend on a final project for my motion graphics class. Watch this full-screen in HD:

And a car commercial with other talented folks:

Mock VW Commercial from Lydia Yao on Vimeo.