Tuesday, December 9, 2008

How s exam
from an 857 phone number, Tuesday, December 9, 2:20 PM

How are exams, ever? They suck.
hi i just set up voice chat on my cpu
Oz3baA sh3rIFf

from a 703 phone number, Monday, December 8, 9:21 PM

hihihi
Oz3baA sh3rIFf

from a 703 phone number, Tuesday, December 9, 9:48 PM

After more than two weeks of these frequent, thoughtful texts from Oz3baA sh3rIFf, I am finally cutting her free. I just texted her the news that her texts are not reaching Leila and that she will need to re-send them by pulling Leila's name out of her contacts list and etc. etc. I know, I know, we were all loving the Oz3baA sh3rIFf run so much, we all felt like we were really getting somewhere, really beginning to reach an understanding of her relationship with Leila... But, I'm sorry, dear readers, we must move on. That is the way of the Leila Texts.

Of course, Oz3baA sh3rIFf could turn out to be one of those obstinate idiots who keeps texting me even after I've texted her back to tell her not to. This may yet not be the last we hear of Oz3baA sh3rIFf. STAY TUNED.
Good morning! BONITA
from a 602 phone number, Monday, December 8, 12:55 PM

You @ lunch
from a 602 phone number, Tuesday, December 9, 3:25 PM

I can't tell if BONITA is 602 telling Leila that she's pretty (which would be sweet), or if it's 602's sig line (which would be self-aggrandizing).
I miss you! There is a hawaiian family singing on the unit. It;s beautiful and reminded me of you. :-)
from a 510 phone number, Sunday, December 7, 9:09 PM

I need a new pic of maya!
from a 510 phone number, Sunday, December 7, 9:12 PM

"The unit"? Is that like old-person slang for "the TV" or "the radio"?

Sunday, December 7, 2008

Fwd:FWD: Fwd:Put it n ur mouth. Suck the hell out of it. Get the nut & spit it out. Gotta love sunflower seed
from a 419 phone number, Saturday, December 6, 9:12 PM

This is like the way dumber, way trashier, modern-day equivalent of "Just put your lips together and... blow." Remember the days when euphemisms had class?
me & fran r running late
from a 609 phone number, Saturday, December 6, 12:42 PM

If I had a dime every time for every time I've sent a text message saying that I'm "running late"... I'd be a very rich woman. But still a late one.

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Hey you, are you going to church tonight?
from a 714 phone number, Wednesday, December 3, 4:45 PM

Are Wednesday evenings really a big church-going night? I never knew.
Do you want a cup of coffee?
from a 949 phone number, Wednesday, December 3, 4:24 PM

At 4:24 PM? Leila, you'd be up all night!
How r u feeling
from a 201 phone number, Wednesday, December 3m 4:39 AM

Pretty good, knock on wood. My roommate and Emily both have vicious colds, Kendra and Daphne both have stomach viruses, Joy spent the whole morning at the hospital, and Catherine is pregnant... but so far, fingers crossed, I am ailment-free. Thanks for your concern, 201.
we need respite for weds, sat, & mon nite. are u available any of these? tx mary kay
from a 319 phone number, Tuesday, December 2, 4:48 PM

Respite from what? Isn't a respite like a break, a reprieve? Maybe Mary Kay means respite care. That would explain why she's asking about availability. But this still leaves me with the question of: Who names their child Mary Kay? Hello. That is a make-up company.
Am home. All is well.
from a 303 phone number, Tuesday, December 2, 4:22 PM

Safely rest. God is nigh.
im on my way 2 the downstairs
Oz3baA sh3rIFf

from a 703 phone number, Tuesday, December 2, 8:36 AM

im eating cheez-its right now at 11:35
Oz3baA sh3rIFf

from a 703 phone number, Tuesday, December 2, 11:34 PM

Is 11:35 PM a normal or an abnormal time to eat Cheez-Its? 'Cause I kind of thought that was prime Cheez-It eating hour.

Also, does Oz3baA sh3rIFf never learn?
i am gonna kill baboon
from a 408 phone number, Monday, December 1, 11:08 PM

But would you miss baboon if it died tonight?
FWD: Yes or No? Would u miss me if i died tonight?No joke send to 10 ppl.If u brake this u will lose the 1 u love on dec 29th :-)
from a 719 phone number, Monday, December 1, 10:07 PM

How low is teenagers' self-esteem that it makes them feel better just to hear that their friends would miss them if they died tonight? They don't even need to hear that their friends like them all that much, merely that their friends would prefer that they are not dead. Hell, 719 I would miss you if you died tonight!

Equally as concerningly: Does this text follow its threat to kill the one that 1 I love with an emoticon smiley face?

Saturday, November 29, 2008

cara boat dive cancelled. wanna go from shore anyway?
from an 831 phone number, Friday, November 28, 7:09 PM

Cara is her last name, FYI. I determined this because I just found a Leila Cara on facebook from the 831 area code (which is, by the way, Santa Cruz, which explains why her friend is talking about boat dives and shores in November). I don't know what a "boat dive"is, exactly, though. Something that occurs in the ocean, probably.
esmiali bob loves cheese
from a 678 phone number, Friday, November 28, 9:35 AM

Well, sure-- who DOESN'T love cheese?
!espero que hoy fue un buen thanksgiving con comida, familia, y amigos! doy gracias para ti! con mucho amor, liss
from a 917 phone number, Thursday, November 27, 10:22 PM

"I hope that today was a good Thanksgiving with food, family, and friends! I give thanks for you! With much love, Liss."

SEE? I'm not as horrible at translating as you all had thought, now, am I? (Though I still cannot do Tagalog.)

Thursday, November 27, 2008

loved ur video. we all cried
from a 609 phone number, Thursday, November 27, 8:11 PM

I'm just picturing a family sitting around after a Thanksgiving meal, watching Leila's video and crying together. It sounds like a great family bonding event. And not at all like my family's holiday celebrations.
I am at gagas will be there at five thirty
from a 510 phone number, Thursday, November 27, 8:06 PM

Do you think 510 is coming from her grandmother's house, or from Lady Gaga's house? That's the thing about the Leila Texts: One can never say for sure.
FWD: R u bored?, LOL WE CAN GO2 MOVIE/CONCERT SUMTIME :-]
from a 904 phone number, Thursday, November 27, 7:22 PM

Do you mean sumtime today? Because it is Thanksgiving, so there's not much in the way of concerts. If you means sumtime in the future, that's cool, but Leila may not be bored by then. There may be better ways to sell the benefits of your company than merely touting that it's a potential relief from boredom. Just a thought.