Twitter not working, help?

[SullenSun]

i just signed up last night to try it out because i was kinda bored.

i can't tweet, every time i try a message pops up saying there was a problem and that i should try again in a minute but it doesn't matter how long i leave it because it still isn't working.
i also can't edit my bio or upload a picture because it says there is something technically wrong. i thought it would fix itself eventually and was just site maintenance or something but it has gotten worse today. the technical message appears whenever i try to go to my settings and the list of people i am following won't load.

i don't know if others are experiencing the same problem or if it something i have overlooked that is causing this but any help would be appreciated since i'm still new to twitter.
thanks.