Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Sorry didnt chat w u wen u called mom says u r well n rested i m glad luv u
Hassan

from a 301 phone number, Tuesday, January 15, 7:09 PM

This is a really sweet text. I assume Hassan is Leila's brother or something. I'm sorry she never received this one.
What r u doin?
from an 860 phone number, Saturday, January 12, 7:53 PM

Well, right now, I'm sitting at my computer in my pajamas, listening to Oasis and trying to make myself go to bed. At the time when 860 sent this text, though, I was attending a work dinner. I lead a life of thrills.
im yelling u suck
from a 408 phone number, Thursday, January 10, 11:07 PM

Great, thanks, 408 girl. That is exactly the sort of ego-boost that I need right about now.
cell went to get eyeglasses first
from a 703 phone number, Thursday, January 10, 10:26 PM

Okay. I have eyeglasses, too. Me and 703 have got stuff in common.
cell FWD: When u love someone u think everything in ur life is perfect. If u ignore this tomorrow will be da worst day 4 u.Send 2 9ppl.
from a 480 phone number, Wednesday, January 9, 12:02 AM

Oh, dear, 480 girl, I hate to disabuse you of that notion... but really it's just not so simple.
what r u doing today and when ru xoming home
from an 808 phone number, Monday, January 7, 5:41 PM

where did u go today
from an 808 phone number, Monday, January 7, 10:57 PM

wow. thanks lei. very nice . luv u
from an 808 phone number, Saturday, January 12, 8:13 PM

did u send to mom
from an 808 phone number, Saturday, January 12, 8:14 PM

i can't pick u up, ihave th
from an 808 phone number, Sunday, January 13, 12:05 AM

i,m sick with fever and cough
from an 808 phone number, Sunday, January 13, 12:06 AM

lei b sure to dbl check all your bags to see u didnt forget anything. wallet laptop and your Ds. and clothes
from an 808 phone number, Sunday, January 13, 7:05 PM

First of all: If Leila didn't respond to your first five text messages, then why on earth did you continue to text her? Obviously, that line of communication is not working.

Furthermore, how micro-managing does 808 seem to be? Asking at 5:41 PM, "what r u doing today," followed by, a mere five hours later, "where did u go today." If Leila didn't tell you beforehand, why would she tell you afterward? And then the bit about double-checking her bags to make sure she remembered clothes?

Option one is that Leila is severely developmentally disabled. Option two is that 808 is controlling and overbearing, in which case "lei" is lucky that she didn't have to receive all of these text messages.

Monday, January 14, 2008

FWD: Be At Peace.... Andrew Dezio. pass it on for his familyy, friends and loved ones..
from a 585 phone number, Tuesday, January 8, 3:35 PM

Once again, google is our best friend. For a full news story, go here. As a summary if that link should become inactive: Andrew Dezio was a 15-year-old boy whose body was found near a country club on January 8. Interestingly, the way that the cops found him involved tracing the last active signal from his cell phone. (This is interesting if you care at all about the varied uses for cell phones, which I assume you do, since you read this blog.)

This cell phone number is from northwest New York (says my list of area codes), which is also where Andrew Dezio lived (says that news article). And given, too, that the police found Andrew's body at 8:40 AM on the day this text was sent, I would venture that this 585 guy was at least tangentially connected to Andrew. And so s/he sent a text message about it.

It's so funny, the ways people handle grief and loss. It's like, if someone I knew died, I would probably post a myspace bulletin to alert as many of my friends as possible. But that's sort of... disquieting, isn't it?
i need to talk 2 u
from a 585 phone number, Monday, January 7, 3:54 PM

i need 2 talk 2 u
from a 585 phone number, Monday, January 7, 3:58 PM

I realize Leila didn't respond to your first text, 585 guy, but I really don't think that's because you typed "to" instead of "2."