Seven Nation Army.

Everyone should know by now what I´ve been doing yesterday and what I´m going to write about first. Yes.

Home win. Oh how sweet that was. I almost have forgotten how magnificent it is when Arsenal gets the three points. Fine, the first half was horrible. The Gunners pack was even more messed I thought it might be. An injury list too long resulted to the fact that Wenger had chosen Gibbs and Hoyte - reserves - on the bench. And the list just got longer yesterday with Toure hurting his shoulder. And I truly hope Nasri recovers from his knock soon. Wasn´t actually missing Gallas, but I was happy to see Silvestre play for the first time. And he improved. But some of the guys playing positions that aren´t anyhow natural to them... Sagna, Bentdner and Djurou need to be back soon. It should be less than a month for Eduardo´s comeback and that must be one of the biggest silver linings.

The match. Like said, the first half should have never happened. Everton managed to score a way too easy goal, but thankfully just one. Van Persie once again missed too often, but they were trying. The second half was much, much better. They had the drive, a new gear, the need to win. And it paid off. Ok, the Gunners defence was in the woods every once in a while, but nothing crucial didn´t happen. I have to say, Clichy was playing probably the best match I´ve ever seen him play, his master save at the goal line only topped it. If I´d have to choose, I´d given him the man of the match title. Nasri´s goal showed why he is worth the money and in the end Van Persie netted too. It just took too long.

And I have never been a big fan of Theo "Trio" Walcott, don´t know why actually, but now I am starting to appreciate him. The 3-1 goal of his... Even my mum agreed it was smashing. Walcott needs to improve, but his pace is unbelievable. And I didn´t check the Liverpool-Wigan on the other channel, but apparently a commentator there had said Fabregas was a "a dogged man" to play even with a broken nose. Sometimes Keith Armstrong just is so... I seriously understand why everyone keeps saying the referees don´t know what they are doing, this one didn´t either. No penalty when it was clear it should have been given and just a yellow card when Hibbert (if I remember correctly) was on Clichy´s throat... Anyway, a win is a win and it wasn´t that terrible in the end. I´m fairly happy. Canal+ could have gotten commentation in Finnish, because I stopped listening to the English one. Pool-Wigan had commentation and a three man studio...

For some weird reason I end up watch these matches with my mum and nearly give her a heart atteck when I cheer. Yesterday she wanted to know why Arsenal. A rational reason. I don´t have one, no one chooses a team with ration but with heart. I couldn´t give her one. I remember a few years back reading a negative comment made by Mikael "I think I´m good, but I´m average" Forssell and partly because of that picked the team. I don´t like Forssell, if you didn´t understand that. Fine, there are other teams too, but ManU I have always resented, how they are always on top and everubody seems to like them. And with Chelsea it´s the same. I tried to like Liverpool for several years, but never got a real connection. They are fine and I don´t hate them, but that´s all. People call it Samipool here, as Hyypiä is somehow so special. Not to me. So, I couldn´t give a good reason, and mum´s next question was, "Is there anyone good looking?". Quite honestly, not particularly. I might be shallow, but not that shallow. Or not always... *cough*. I really have to stop watching football with her.

More from my mum. Em and I went to buy some books on Friday in Helsinki and it was a longer trip than expected, I guess. Fine, put us two in the biggest bookstore in the country and let us flip through books it will take a while... Anyway, mum of course had to know what I bought and when I told her they were Spanish books, she was fine, you´re learning a new language. And next: "Are you planning on moving to Spain?". What? Seriously, what? No, not at the moment I am not. But I had to hint her that I might want to travel there and she got the opportunity to go on about how I can´t spend all my money on travelling and what if I get into some school, I´ll be needing money then right. Right, but I´m not bone broke yet. I know what I can afford and what not. Sometimes she just annoys me. Like when she realised Emirates Stadium is the place where I want to see the match of my life she just stated: "You don´t have to experience everything under 20." I know I don´t but does she think that if I get into some school and study that I have time or money to do what I really want?

Enough of that. I finished The Road yesterday. It is great, I almost loved it. The novel is worth all the hype around it. I have a couple of books waiting at the moment, trying to get them read. I´m reading a Jeff Lindsay book now, a Dexter one. Differs from the TV series, but seems to be ok.

I hate prioritizing. I know I have to do it, but I hate it. So, I give up on concerts, go to movies when someone else pays and not buy new music or clothes. Simple, but excruciatingly painful. Then again, I have a goal in my mind why I´m doing all this. And this time I´m doing research. Some places sell themselves much better than others. Just, why is everything so expensive?

I think I´ll go vote tomorrow. Yes, municipal elections aren´t the most interesting, but they are ones that matter. Dad still says I should vote on the day and not beforehand, but I´m keeping my head. Doesn´t make a difference when I do it, does it? I should run a couple of errands before I head to Turku on Wednesday. I´m not thrilled about that trip, but it must be done.

I´ll start doing some research and write when I think I have something to say. Until that, have fun and take care!

IWFT