twit_statuses.rb

require 'rest-client'
require 'json'

twit = Object.new

def twit.get_user_timeline(user_id)
  @user_timeline = JSON.parse(RestClient.get("http://api.twitter.com/1/statuses/user_timeline.json?user_id=#{user_id}"))

  self.instance_eval do
    def statuses
      @user_timeline
    end
  end

  user_timeline.each do |status|
    
  end
end

twit.get_user_timeline("8135682")

twit.statuses