Are you able to see a new case today, trying to get my sister to switch to you!
from a 503 phone number, Wednesday, December 28, 2:15 PM EST

Also my sister can't work cuz of the pain, can you help with a letter to insurance company.
from a 503 phone number, Thursday, December 29, 2:46 PM EST

Is it considered rude to text your lawyer? I text lawyers a lot, but they are all like one year out of law school and my friends. My text messages to them usually say things like, "Yo let's get some ice cream," not, "Can you help with a letter to insurance company?"

Tell call dad if she stll dare
from a 909 phone number, Thursday, December 29, 1:13 PM EST

"Truth or dare?"
"Dare."
"Okay. I dare you to call dad."
"[Gulp.]"

I think i found u a photographer
from a 702 phone number, Wednesday, December 28, 2:36 PM EST

I hope the photographer they found is this chick. I love her work! I don't know what sort of use she would be to Leila, but still.

Steve wants to just order pizza.
from a 719 phone number, Tuesday, December 27, 11:53 AM EST

He feels bad that we are alwways cooking.
from a 719 phone number, Tuesday, December 27, 12:13 PM EST

Steve: clearly a feminist. "A woman's place is not in the kitchen. A woman's place is on the phone with the pizza parlor!"

Hey mom make it home safe?love uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu soooooooo mmmmmmuuuuuucccccccccccchhhhhhhhhhh
from a 513 phone number, Sunday, December 25, 5:48 PM EST

513 abides by a standard rule in correspondence: if you can't think of how to make it clear that you really love someone, either make the words bigger (I LOVE YOU), or in ital (I love you), or in different colors (no idea how to do that on blogger), or really long (see above). That way everyone will understand how seriously you take your love.

Im in victoria secret where r u?
from a 919 phone number, Monday, December 26, 10:59 AM EST

Sexxxy.



Oh, sorry. Should I have said "nsfw" first?

Hi im at pump it up
from a 631 phone number, Monday, December 26, 12:23 PM EST

Pump It Up-- the inflatable party zone! Okay, yes. New New Years Eve plans: we are going to Pump It Up in New Jersey.

So u bailing early to come here? Lol
from a 203 phone number, Sunday, December 25, 2:45 PM EST

So apparently newtown wasn't THAT bad ystdy haha
from a 203 phone number, Monday, December 26, 2:58 PM EST

Sometimes Christmas isn't all that we want it to be. This is true with many things, but especially with holidays. When you're like, "How much longer do I have to stay in this small house with a million people, watching Harry Potter #1 and drinking non-spiked eggnog because Aunt Marie is 'on the wagon'?"

Bridal expo is Saturday Jan 7th...want to go? Its 10am to 5pm
from a 614 phone number, Sunday, December 25, 1:05 PM EST

Totally! I love a good expo. I hope they have examples of different types of napkins.

Can tell Mike to let da kids stay with him cuz Kai n ki are here sick. I no like dem catch its other sick. I can drop dem taico n pk up Try.
from an 808 phone number, Thursday, December 29, 5:16 PM EST

Simply: 808 wants Leila to tell Mike to let the kids stay with him so they won't get sick. I get that part. The part I don't get is: does 808 actually know people named Kai, Ki, and Try?

abdi congrtulation we are so very happy for you
from a 703 phone number, Thursday, December 29, 5:44 PM EST

Did Leila Abdi have a baby? Or graduate? Or did she get electedstudent body president?!

HOW WAS THE SOUP
from a 262 phone number, Thursday, December 29, 7:37 PM EST

Soup is always awesome!

LookAtThis
abcdefg
mommys gonna play with me
hijklmno
im gonna get down low
pqrstuv
im gonna go get a lee
wxy and z
im gonna get on my knee
from a 631 phone number, Thursday, December 29, 9:01 PM EST

Wow! I am looking at this, as you suggested, and it is incredible. What inspired you to write such a poem, 631?

On the bus do u need groceries i can stop off for them if u do
from a 917 phone number, Friday, December 30, 1:28 PM EST

I do! I need more Cheerios. I'll wait here for you to bring them over. THANKS!

Drugs and alchol are rotting your brain and eating your soul.
from a 774 phone number, Friday, December 30, 2:02 PM EST

Possibly true. Kind of depends on how much drugs and alcohol Leila is doing, and how often. Good sentiment, 774, but needs more reasoned analysis.

Looking for levis
from a 610 phone number, Friday, December 30, 6:27 PM EST

Oh my lord, it is so hard to find jeans that fit, you know? I am exhausted just thinking about it.

My wallet was in the other purse.
from a 602 phone number, Friday, December 30, 10:51 PM EST

Trust me, better that than losing it entirely.

Remember when we always used to "simba" our text tubes in 8th grade? good times!!!
misss you <3
from a 781 phone number, Friday, December 30, 11:55 PM EST

I would love to know what it means to "simba" a test tube. Does it mean you make it fall in love with another test tube named Nala? Does it mean that your test tube "just can't wait to be king"?

I love you
from a 704 phone number, Saturday, December 31, 6:07 AM EST

It would have been really sweet, had Leila received this message.

Hey
tReVoR+mEgAn=4EvEr <3
from a 419 phone number, Friday, December 30, 6:11 PM EST

Hey hey hey
tReVoR+mEgAn=4EvEr <3
from a 419 phone number, Saturday, December 31, 6:08 AM EST

What are you doing?
tReVoR+mEgAn=4EvEr <3
from a 419 phone number, Saturday, December 31, 7:33 AM EST

Even though I assume these texts are from Megan, it would be a whole lot more interesting if they were from Trevor.

Meet me at da school on d field
JLK<3
from an 808 phone number, Saturday, December 17, 2:14 AM EST

Do you wrily like me
JLK<3
from an 808 phone number, Saturday, December 17, 2:20 AM EST

Yeah, JLK. I wrily like you. I want to marry you and have a million babies with you.

The correct answer is 42. That is how many Leila Texts I received during my two weeks abroad. In the grand scheme of things, that's not actually too many. Let's see what people have been talking about since December 16, shall we?

hi its kori merry christmas
from a 704 phone number, Sunday, December 25, 8:30 AM EST

Merry Christmas!!
from an 803 phone number, Sunday, December 25, 8:44 AM EST

Feliz Nata! OBRIGADA por existir na minha vida!!Agradeco sempre a Deus por isso. amo todas vcs. Bjos saudades.
from a 973 phone number, Sunday, December 25, 5:54 PM EST

Hope ur christmas was happy. I miss you. Wish u were here. Glad u liked ur present.
from a 616 phone number, Sunday, December 25, 6:56 PM EST

Im so tired from Christmas wrapping im lucky to keep my eyes open tonight... My eyes are totally f*cking easchother ha ha ha
from a 973 phone number, Sunday, December 25, 10:27 PM EST

Merry christmas how was your day? love you and all your men! amg
from a 508 phone number, Monday, December 26, 8:41 AM EST

"Love to you and all your men" is my new favorite holiday greeting. Anyway, merry belated Christmas wishes!