Twitter can't handle it

I just like I guess everyone in the world found out about Michael Jackson's death and went to tweet about it. Twitter would not accept my update.
I feel slight ashamed at my twitter motivation - I just wanted to be one of the first to tweet the news. Lame. My priorities need to be looked at.
Non the less I am sad for Michale and his family. Farrah Fawset and her family and Ed and his family. big week.