Ode To Twitter

In honor of my 1000th Tweet, an Ode to Twitter.  (Ok...yeah...it's really not that clever, I know.) 

Twitter, my world hasn't quite been the same since your birth

140 characters to articulate my random thoughts to all corners of the Earth

Twitter, oh Twitter, you are so very cool

you let me hear the wisdom of gurus like Kathy Sierra, John Maeda and Jared Spool. 

though there are some that i'd rather hit

like CSS guru Christopher Schmitt 

it's oh so terrible that you can't figure out a way to get paid

but at least @jetblue will let me know if my flight is delayed

off in the distance, we can see large banner ads lurk

still, (unless you fail) you allow me break up my day at work

they say no one's figured out how to use you as a marketing tool

I disagree...@amazondeals gives me discounts on all that is cool

@barackobama tells us where the next President will be a guest

plus, as a bonus, we can rip apart Sarah Lacy for that lame ass interview at SXSW

but most of all twitter, i love the conversations you allow to take place

all sorts of people with different experiences to showcase

the occasional debate with @brianwmniles or @bradjward

direct messages from @debrouillard to get me fired up make me feel so adored

from anticipating the next smartass remark from @tsand

or @tonydunn announcing a new Tales From Redesignland

to @wnalyd antagonizing me with the latest news about "email's death" being to blame

and random updates from the original doteduguru, @kylejames

and to all the others whose name I didn't say

when I chat with you all on twitter, you make my day

and so Twitter, on the day of my 1000th post, I salute you

on the 10,000th post, maybe i'll get a Twitter tattoo :-)