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graduation

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i attended my friend’s music graduation ceremony, and heard two beautiful speeches; it was funny that both speakers mentioned how common it is to be asked as a music major, “what are you going to do with your degree?” there is no such experience in cse.

a memorable quote from one speech, paraphrased from memory: “studying music is the study of beauty, and what is more human than that?”

the cse graduation speech was not as uplifting; it was a lecture, maybe a plea, about being critical of the systems we build, and using our skills for societal good. an important message that many will ignore. the contrast in tone and content between the two ceremonies was interesting to me

i’ll miss undergrad: living with friends, everyone reachable via a stroll - spontaneous meetups, free student perks, the events, the hackathons…maybe even the late night lab sessions of arduous debugging

but i’m so ready to be done with the academics of it LOL - i don’t want to stop learning - in fact, i feel like at some point i really stopped being able to learn deeply through my classes - i’m excited to start learning on my own terms now, and I’m grateful to school for equipping me with the mentality and toolkit to do so

there’s about 3 weeks before i start working full-time and truly begin the post-grad life

there’s two wolves…

  1. yolo, chill, fight the productivity culture
  2. hustle, don’t fall behind, do projects, optimize for the future

before i start work, i’ve decided that i will be happy if i can complete the following

  1. watch five famous movies
    1. puparia
    2. the shining
    3. perfect days
    4. arrival
    5. how to make a million before grandma dies
  2. finish 3-4 books
    1. Aurora - Kim Stanley Robinson
    2. brothers karamazov
    3. 3BP2
    4. 3BP3
  3. finish editing my japan vlog
  4. update my bank of STAR responses
  5. draw art assets for generation ship visual novel game
    1. room bg
      1. decide on some objects
    2. storyboard cutscenes
    3. all character art and expressions
  6. catch up w all my friends
  7. complete 2 song covers
    1. lamp
    2. special girl
    3. lover girl
    4. ghostride
  8. film an “everything i bought in japan” reel lol
  9. get a new laptop + phone
  10. clean and organize my digital files (on laptop and phone, and google drives)
  11. unpack and organize my college dorm items
  12. organize and collect clothes i don’t want… and make sure everything reachable in my closet is stuff i will wear lol
  13. learn the basics of music production with reaper
  14. make a plan + success rubric for my next year of life
  15. practice violin & organize old sheet music
  16. polish course notes on
    1. nlp
    2. OS
    3. DS
    4. networks

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