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A student has turned two lunch periods worth of work into an animation project that earned
him second place in the Texas Media Awards competition. Sergio Villegas completed the stick
figure animation short while an 8th grader at K. White Junior High School. He is now a 9th
grader at Mission High School.

The Texas Media Awards is sponsored by the Texas Library Association.

Villegas’ project competed in the animation competition for grades 6-8. It is about a minute
long and is based on a musical… Continue

I haven't mentioned that I've been picked up as a contributor to both ValleyCentral.com as their Tech writer and Contempo Magazine as a general writer. It never occurred to me that I might be considered a writer; but everything I have done has led up to this. I hope I don't run out of things to say.

You may have noticed that at the bottom of the site, there is a bar that comes out like on Facebook. It tells you how many members are online and allows you to chat. I added it over a week ago but forgot to mention it. Give it a try; see how you like it.

I read an article, don't remember where, that asserted that modern generations no longer have to have class reunions because of Facebook, MySpace, and other social media. You can catch up with people you like without having to get together in person. You can also avoid the people you don't like. In my opinion, it's bullshit. The reason why I think this is because I'm pretty active in social media. I keep up with a lot of people on a lot of different sites. This includes people I've never met. Ev… Continue

I just want to briefly mention that I went to the Mission Junior High Fall Festival with my family last night. My daughter is enrolled there. Overall, we had fun. Our son bounced around in a moonjump. We had some stuff to eat. I was entertained by the karaoke performances on a portable stage. It's always fun to have family outings.

Was anybody here able to go?