About

The tl;dr Version

I’m a UC Berkeley graduate (Class of 2010) with a degree in Political Economy and a concentration in China & Globalization. A degree in what? Yes, I get that all the time. Additionally, I’m interested in marketing, web design, and, well, the internet. I’ve been an on and off blogger/website designer since the good ol’ Geocities days, when iframes, Nova Boards, Greymatter ruled the teen blogging world.

This is my blog and portfolio site, where I’ll be posting about media and tech, with a splash of political news and bits of my life.

Feel free to holla, poke me, or start deep conversations about the merits of cucumber rolls via any of these sites:

• Facebook
• Twitter
• LinkedIn

And now, the part that you’ll probably wish you tl;dred

This actually won’t be as long as the header suggests, since I am not fond of (nor good at) waxing poetics or anything of the sort, especially when talking about myself. As said above, I’m a semi-recent Political Economy graduate from UC Berkeley – Class of 2010, hollaaa. You may be wondering why I chose said major since my interests lie mostly in marketing and the internet. God knows I’ve gotten enough “Political Economy? Doesn’t that mean you should… go into government or non-profits?” remarks throughout the years.

I’ve been into graphic and web design since I got my hands on a copy of Jasc Paint Shop Pro 7 back in junior high (yes, this was in the good ol’ Geocities days). I mostly messed around with creating layouts for my personal weblogs, which ranged from subdomains to Simply-Because.org. I began vexelling soon after, especially once I learned to properly use (and stop fearing) the pen tool in Photoshop.

Now, I still vexel and vector in my spare time, but am becoming more interested in the role of design and technology in our changing culture. With my major concentration in China and Globalization, I enjoy learning about marketing and advertising from regional and global perspectives, in addition to the political implications of the ever-evolving tech industry. Perhaps someday I may go into government to work in international espionage while donning Ray Bans, but for now, I’m simply an SEO strategist at a digital marketing agency who loves gadgets, cucumber rolls, and Chipotle.