Text language

Ok, who invented this new text language? This new shorthhand that looks like early Sanskrit and takes me forever to decipher because I am sounding out the words like I'm back in kindergarten reading "Dick and Jane" for the first time!

Actual Text message: "Just cn if imay run n2 u sumwhere."

English Translation: "Just seeing if I may run into you somewhere"

Another little gem...

Actual Text message: "O ur n 4da nite?"

English Translation: "Oh, you are in for the night?"

By the way, I got those messages about a week ago and I just now figured them out. Seriously, I realize I am a little new to this whole texting world, but is the extra 30 seconds you save doing shorthand worth the forehead wrinkles I'm getting? Ugh.