Day 11: Four-Four

Today's ipod choice: The Pixies - Death to the Pixies

I believe I've expressed my love for the football club they call Tottenham Hotspur, no?

Okay, so they play in a North London Derby against Arsenal tonight, who are a MUCH better team. Tottenham is down 4-2 in the 89th minute when Jermaine Jenas spins a beautiful shot past the keeper to make it 4-3. Ho hum. Kinda cool, I thought. Close score, good showing. Especially since they're playing at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium.

But then...

...in the 94th minute...

...just as the referee was about to blow his whistle...

...Luka Modric bends a ball past the keeper and off the post, where Aaron Lennon cleanly puts the rebound in the back of the net to allow Tottenham to draw 4-4 and earn a surprising point against the Gunners. Magic.

Work today was pretty normal - lots of training, this time with Lionel, an SC from France. He gave a superb demo of Expense, despite having only a month of experience with Concur. Very impressive. Andrew Foster took me out for dinner after work. I really wish I had my iPhone with me to take some pictures, because we went just south of Slough to Windsor, where the Queen makes her main residence. There's a gigantic ferris wheel in Windsor that outshines anything else in town, and really deserved a photo. We had dinner at Thai Square, a beautiful little hole-in-the-wall restaurant. After that, we walked around the Queen's castle, and what was most surprising was across the street, where amongst the little British shops were situated a McDonalds, Starbucks, and Pizza Hut. American influence is taking over, it seems. Andrew and I wondered if the Queen ever has a servent pop out to pick her up a Big Mac. Strange visual, that. I'm headed back to Windsor in a couple weeks, so I'll remember to bring a camera for sure.

But oh my, the topper of the day was Tottenham. Great game. Pure genius.