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Groovy Cellphone Story, Baby


I usually NEVER have my cell volume turned up. Lately, however, I have been listening to my iPod and walking around a lot so I had my cell with me in case of an emergency with the ringer turned WAY up so that I could hear it over my headphones.

Unfortunately, I was not in the habit of turning it off at night. So when Mom sent us all that text at 4am this morning, Brian told me that he was freaked out of his mind to hear Austin Power's voice proclaim, "YOU'VE GOT MAIL BABY, YEAH!" in the pitch dark of our room. Fortunately, I slept through it. The 3-5 hours of sleep that I do get each day is too precious to waste.

Poor Brian. ("...it was so funny though.")

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  1. HeatherSun Mar 16, 07:03:00 PM MDT

    Some people can sleep through anything!

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  2. PhilSun Mar 16, 07:38:00 PM MDT

    Sorry to hear it's tough to sleep. That has to be tough. Funny story about the picture.

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  3. NoelleMon Mar 17, 06:56:00 AM MDT

    Oh Austin Powers....Poor Brian!! "It was so fun though!"

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  4. Julie TTue Mar 18, 11:58:00 AM MDT

    I am SO, SO sorry about the text thing! My phone just gives a tiny beep and I k now yours is always off anyway, so it never crossed my mind there would be a problem. I even forgot to send the explanation of how funny these white (24) rockers looked lining the hall of the San Antonio terminal for people to rock and read! Please promise me that you will give Brian a BIG apology from me and assure him I will never do that again!!!

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