Purple Ticket Fiasco

Not having the heart to re-count this, I am pasting below my Twitter updates from the swearing in: (to be read from the bottom up.)

GREAT MEAL AT CAFE BELGA ~WILL 2 LIVE RESTORED about 10 hours ago from txt

BELGIAN CAFE 4 LUNCH~NEED A BEER about 12 hours ago from txt

Will laugh about this some day...just not any day soon. about 12 hours ago from web

Back home at Teresa's in time to hear the benediction. about 12 hours ago from web

#INAUG09 DENIED GATES LOCKED about 13 hours ago from txt

GETTING IN NOW about 13 hours ago from txt

TRYING THE OTHER SIDE about 13 hours ago from txt

#INAUG09 PURPLE LINE-PEOPLE GIVING UP about 14 hours ago from txt

#INAUG09 STARTING TO THINK WERE NOT GETTING IN about 14 hours ago from txt

#INAUG09 PURPLE LINE PEOPLE CHANTING LET US IN about 14 hours ago from txt

#INAUg09 80 YARDS FROM PURPLE GATE - NO MOVEMENT about 15 hours ago from txt

#INAUG09 WORST LINE MANAGEMENT I HAVE EUER SEEN about 15 hours ago from txt

#INAUG09 MORE MVT IN PURPLE LINE 15 FEET about 15 hours ago from txt

#INAUG09 SOME MVMT IN PURPLE LINE about 16 hours ago from txt

#INAUG09 PURPLE LINE AT IND+1ST NOT MOUING about 16 hours ago from txt

STILL IN "LINE." about 16 hours ago from txt

STUCK ON CORNER OF 1ST AND INDIANA - NO MOUEMENT about 17 hours ago from txt

TRYING TO GET TO BACK OF PURPLE LINE - CHAOS! about 17 hours ago from txt

This may apply to text messages too. about 18 hours ago from web

Have heard that cell phone service may be disabled for a two mile radius around to the capitol for the duration. about 18 hours ago from web

About to walk to the inauguration - gates open at 9, but don't want to be at the back of the line. about 18 hours ago from web