def _queue_store_fave(self, tweet_id):

        # get status
        try:
            status = self.get_status(tweet_id)
        except Exception, e:
            logging.error('unable to get status %s: %s' % (type(e), e))
            status = None

        # if no status, quit
        if not status:
            raise Exception('status %s not available from twitter' % (tweet_id))

        # store digest
        try:
            user = status.user
            stored = self.store(status.id_str, user.id_str, user.screen_name,
                status.text, status.created_at)
        except DuplicateKeyError, e:
            logging.info('fave %s already saved: %s' % (status.id, status.text))
            stored = { 'error' : e }

        # unfave fave
        unfaved = self.unfavorite(status.id)
        logging.info('unfaved tweet by %s: %s' % (unfaved.user.screen_name,
            unfaved.text))

        return {
            'stored'  : stored,
        }