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Let’s start the new year off right — with bizarre messages sent to me from the same ex-boyfriend of the previously documented drama:

December 4 — He emails me to ask me to return some of his video games via a mutual friend. I don’t get to this email for a couple of weeks, but when I do I email back saying I`ll do it.

The following are text-messages from his phone number:

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Thursday, December 23, 2004 1:03 AM
Wanna get drunk and make out?
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This is funny because he doesn’t drink. This is weird because except for the previous email we haven’t communicated in months.

I respond with something like “You are a strange little bird.”

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Thursday, December 23, 2004 11:04 PM
Funny you say that because i just laid an egg
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Okay, still weird, but weird in a much more normal way. I don’t respond because it seems no response is necessary.

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Friday, December 24, 2004 7:19 PM
NOT TOO LATE 2 GET DRUNK� AND MAKE OUT OMG LOLOL!!!1!one!
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Getting bad weird again. Again, I don’t respond.

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Saturday, January 1, 2005 1:29 AM
OMG IS UR EMAIL BROKE? IT IS STILL SCHOOL BREAK AND NOT TOO LATE 4 FULL
RELEASE MASSAGE OMG!

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Yucky. That was this morning, of course. Someone needs a hobby. Time for a stern response. Will update.

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