My Chronicles with Arsenal: 1000:1 goal attempt to goal ratio.

Arsenal sealed a win in the first leg of the CL KO round against AS Roma 1-nil, thanks to lightning fast penalty from the one and only Robin van Persie.

Quite frankly the scoresheet should have been 10-nil, easy. Arsenal still choke in the box while being gifted amazing chances for beautiful goals. Significant choking from Bendtner and Eboue (so really, no surprise there). There was about five minutes of nonstop Arsenal attacking in the penalty box, with each kick of the ball just as big of a fail as the next! Yes, we won, but that was just frustrating.

It must be said that almost everyone had a brilliant match, notably Denilson and Diaby. Even Eboue had some decent passes, and it touched my heart the the fans in the stadiums acknowledged it by giving him a standing ovation upon being subbed by Aaron Ramsey in the second half. Hopefully Diaby, who was subbed off after getting hurt, will not be injured for long (again), even if he is one of the most inconsistent players we have.

Song looked very lackluster compared to Diaby, and he still needs a lot of work. And Bendtner was possibly the worst player on our squad last night. I don't know if he had weights in his (non pink) boots, but he had so many chances to score goals, and each time he missed terribly. If he does not get his act together, I highly doubt he'd be the first striker he thinks he deserves to be.

Roma will play the second leg without Daniele De Rossi, who was booked in the first leg and therefore reach the yellow card count. Which might be good for us, and they lost their chance at getting some away goals. Fingers crossed that Walcott and Eduardo will be back and fire up our team. Until then, here's to an Arshavin hattrick against Fulham on Saturday!

My Chronicles with Arsenal: Third is not the charm.

[[photo from Setanta Sports]]

I nearly woke up late for the Arsenal vs. Sunderland match. And frankly, other than the debut of Arsenal's new Russian midfielder Andrei Arshavin, I might as well slept in or did homework.

I hate saying that about my gunners, because week in and week out they are the reason why I live for weekends. My week may be crap, but I always counted on my team to put a smile on my face after some hard times. But lately, Arsenal have only expanded my gray hair count, and with today's nil-nil draw, this is the first time in ten and a half years that Arsenal have drawn consecutively three times.

There were many horribly missed chances, especially from RvP, Vela, and Gallas. Those misses cost us a win, and it was typical Arsenal: numerous chances with little finishing.

That being said, the team looks more attacking than usual. Sure, there were no goals to really back that up, but the fact that we did have a couple of shots on target is something. Plus, Arshavin did fantastic in his debut, despite not playing with a team in some time. He had a few chances to score himself, and it's great to see a new gunner attacking and longing to win. It wasn't until he was subbed off at the hour mark that things took a spiral.

It needs to be mentioned that Fulop, Sunderland's keeper, was quite busy and did his part as keeper well (sadly). Our own defense was kind of shaky, but I have noticed that our keeper, Almunia, has been a lifesaver and have blocked many crucial shots. I was iffy about him in the beginning of the season, but as this year prolongs I see lots of improvement from him.

Bendtner had an exceptional match today, but I must say the likes of Nasri and RvP seem slightly lackluster. It's as if they caught the "Cesc burn out" syndrome. And I was confused with Wenger's choice of replacing Song with Eboue, rather than bringing Ramsey onto the pitch. I'm afraid to say that I've lost patience with Eboue, and there are only so many "second chances" we can give him. But he's a gunner, and no matter what I need to respect him as that.

Since Chelsea won today against Aston Villa, we are currently six points from the fourth place spot. It's heartbreaking, for if we won today we could have closed in at four. It's maddening how Arsenal can never take advantage of situations when rivals drop points. It seems as though the prospects of UEFA Cup is becoming more real, and frankly, I can't be bothered to care anymore. Because in the end, they'll always be my team.

Hopefully they'll step it up for the CL match against AS Roma on Tuesday. One can only hope.

Not a procrastinator about shoes.

It's been quite a while since I've updated and I sincerely apologize To the five people that actually read this.

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I ordered these adorable oxford boots last week, and they came in on Monday! I wore them to school for the first time today, and they were very high. My feet still are getting acclimated to staying flat on the ground, but that's okay. Walking in them wasn't very bad, though I just felt awkward being REALLY tall. I got a few weird stares as I clickity-clacked through the hallways. So much for trying to blend in.

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As I vowed to not spend anymore money, I found these Betsy Johnson pumps and my heart melted. They are completely adorable and charming, and for Betsy Johnson it's quite cheap for $50. But my mind says no, despite my heart saying yes.

Is my love for shoes unnatural? Am I destined to be the future Carrie Bradshaw? Don't get me wrong, I'd love to be a writer in New York City (albeit not about sex...) and have an immensely chic wardrobe, but the whole Mr. Big and relationships thing doesn't cut it for me. Anyways, continue with your fabulous weekends (you'll probably have more fun than me...boohoo)!

Coming up tomorrow, a recap of Arsenal vs. Sunderland (Quite possibly the debut of Andrei "I want women to get their driver's licenses taken away" Arshavin!).