Small glimpses into strangers' lives, courtesy of a technological glitch.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Gonna go out on a limb here and say that Leila sounds like a bit of a fuckup.
To all of you who are in your last days of school: hooray! What are your summer plans?
Trick question: it's tie dye! Therefore it is all the colors of the rainbow.
"You guys will probably have a lot in common. You know, because you all have spouses."
Here's a hint: her phone number starts with "971."
Th joke is, he's not actually a captain. He's actually a first lieutenant.
Aww this is sweet. I really should have helped this person find a just-right birthday gift for Mona.
Okay, fine. You win the "who loves whom more?" contest. I only love you up until the moment of death, and after that probably not, because that would really depend on whether or not there is an afterlife, as well as whether said afterlife acknowledges the concept of "love." So, yes, you win.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
This brings me sadness, too. What has happened to John?
Okay, this party sounds legit. I am going to buy the hell out of a new J. Crew bikini, and then we are going to sit in lounge chairs and talk about our "true feelings" that we were never able to share during four years of high school.
CRAZY SHIT went down last night! For one, I cooked pasta! Also brushed my teeth AND used Listerine!
"Despite your highly acrimonious divorce, Daddy has agreed to drop your children off at your house one day out of the year, and that is on your birthday. It's just like joint custody. So, you'd better be home now."
Just keep saying "hey" every day or so. Eventually Leila is bound to reply. How could she not?
When you send a text message on the Verizon network, you can address your text by choosing a name out of your contact list, or you can address it by typing in a phone number. You can also type in a name. And if you type in L-E-I-L-A, then-- bizarrely-- your text will come to me. This is a blog about the texts I have received. All of them are from strangers, intended for other Leilas, but obviously they missed their marks.
I'm the author of the novels MOSTLY GOOD GIRLS, PAST PERFECT, and the forthcoming THIS SONG WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE. I also, for five years, received thousands of text messages intended for strangers named Leila on the Verizon network (http://theleilatexts.blogspot.com). Learn more about me at http://www.leilasales.com.