Hmm, okay! We've got G, PG (like PG-13 in the US), PG-13 (adult accompaniment for under 13), 14-A, 18-A (adult accompaniment for under 18), and R (restricted to 18 or older).

I don't think I can pick my favourite Pixar films! There are so many great ones . Apparently another Toy Story is in the works?

I think I've liked Pixar more than DreamWorks animated movies.

I'm not that surprised, still. For the Star Trek convention, William Shatner was charging $90 for his autograph . I mean, I know he's one of the most popular people there for autographs but... I think that's excessive!

I haven't seen them either! Hopefully they'll be good since they were announced as the big surprise band. I noticed that those bands were playing . I bet you'll have seen them more than some actual fans of them .

Ahh that new single... I have such mixed feelings. I love the Prelude and there's great guitar work throughout the song. And Matt has clearly shown he can still hit those high notes. On the other hand, that choir is unnecessary and is a bit jarring, and the lyrics are really weak and I can't say I like them. Well, at least it's more exciting and interesting than the Vancouver 2010 song "I Believe"

Thanks!

Seriously?? JEEZ that's hot! Meanwhile, Vancouver's been rainy all the time recently . Glad you liked the show! I wonder if an indoor or outdoor theatre would be cooler.

Well you've still got a couple more months before you have to go! Hopefully over time you won't feel so sad!

Yes! I actually just got in to the university's Honours Physics and Astronomy specialization

That sounds so cool! It sounds like you went on a clear day, too, so the view would've been perfect

Ahh I see what you mean. I understand! It definitely gets you sitting in front of the computer a lot. It's unfortunate that people can get so riled up and rude about a game.

We won again, 24-16. Of course that was another preseason game, and strangely, the Lions have a history of losing their preseason games a lot. Home opener against Winnipeg is today! I'm so excited!

Yeah you could say it is like Magic! Same kind of game. The main card games you could say are Pokemon, Magic, Yugioh, and now Vanguard. I think Magic is arguably the most popular in recent years, with Yugioh second.

Okay! I hope you can!

THAT NEW SONG IS HILARIOUS. Hmm. I absolutely loved the Prelude, for one thing. Then when that jazzy I-Belong-To-You-like section came on I was like, okay, okay, this is fine. For the main part, I think my final verdict is that the song is SOO over-the-top and ridiculous, which is okay, and it has awesome guitar riffs and Matt's crazy range ( he really can sing high still!), but the lyrics are weak and the choir could be toned down a bit or removed altogether. Still, I'm very excited to hear it a lot at the Olympics! Very proud to be a Muse fan

Oh, does the US not have 14-A? 14-A for us means anyone under 14 needs to be accompanied by an adult.

Good to hear! Pixar is a safe a bet for a good movie.

Yeah... I wish they didn't charge. Everyone is charging.

Oh cool! That'll be fun. What's the band, do you know yet?

California seems to get a lot of great music festivals

I loved the orchestral section, very cool. I've actually never listened to dubstep before so I really have no idea what a Muse version will be like . I think I'll like it in the end. Pretty exciting that we should start to see singles pretty soon!

Found out today I got into my university's Honours Physics and Astronomy program

Ohh Canada always rates movies too low; it's only 14-A here!

Good! From reading about it I like her character and how she's not the typical "Disney princess".

Yeah! No, at these Creation Entertainment conventions the cast members charge money for photos and autographs (arranged ones, that is; I'm sure if you happened to run into them on the streets they'd be fine!) so I'll just be there to see them talk, and to check out the vendors and all the merchandise they have and stuff. I've been to a Creation Entertainment-run convention before, for Star Trek and it was really good.

Ohh yeah! Which music festival is that, again? When is it?

What do you think of the Muse album trailer music?

That sounds like a long day! Well I'm glad you got a chance to see American a bit more before you move there!

Yeah, I'm sure I'll enjoy them! They'll be hard but very interesting

Cool! Haha things sometimes work out that way. Well you can finally say you've gone in the arch now! What's it like? I mean, do you get to the very top and look out over the city? Yeah better than nothing

It's a cool game. I see. Ever thought about trying it? The only thing about it is that the community has some pretty rude and mean players, not new player friendly. If you're playing with friends or get nice teammates it's a lot of fun but mean players can really ruin your day.

Their next game is today! (OH MY GOSH I hadn't even realized it was today until I typed that )

Thanks! I see well there are a lot of rules and you can really make intense games out of it. There are so many complexities to the game that it would take a long time to explain . Basically you use your cards to attack your opponent, and if the attack hits they gain a "damage". When they have six damages they lose. You can use card abilities to give your cards attack boosts, or to get rid of damages, or to block their attacks, things like that. It's a lot of fun! But you have to invest.. eh... a fair bit of money

Cool! Are you going to go?

That's a good way to put it. I just.. I don't know ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN!!

Really? Jeez, that's not good!

Yeah

I hope you like it!

I bought a ticket for one day of the Supernatural convention here. The last day of the convention is the same day I get back from Japan (in the late morning) so our plane BETTER be on time so I don't miss too much! Ahh it's a risk I'm willing to take XD

Yeah, hopefully!

It was a pretty awful scene! I'm sure they will. I have a feeling this'll be a trilogy.

ONLY!

Just wait for the reviews to come out!

There's already another Spider Man movie in the works...

Hey, I'm only finding the positives in the negatives

I hope so too! Cool, how did the orientation go?

It can't . My first term is solely math, astronomy, and physics courses and I can't fit in any more. Next year, hopefully

I really want to! . Yeah we get a lot of tourists there because the bakery is situated in a really big tourist destination. Soo many free sweets . Well... I've gone on one run in the last week or so I could do way better

I should get back into it! That's really cool! Good that they're doing better than before. Things'll get better for sure! Ahh cool I bet you had a great time! They do? Yeah people can be really serious about it. Some people can be pretty mean if you don't play well but if you have nice teammates it's really fun.

The Lions played their first preseason game and won 44-10! Our back-up quarterback Mike Reilly played most of the game and was awesome

I actually did a Vanguard tournament yesterday . It was my first one! I tied for second, which was a big surprise

I'm sure you'll be able to go . I hope you can!

I agree. I think that it'll be VERY different (as Muse albums always are), but over time it'll grow on me like The Resistance did, which I didn't like as much at first. I don't think I'll have ever listened to dubstep seriously before this Muse album

That sounds reasonable! AHH!

There will definitely be a sequel. Fassbender was awesome!

Dark Knight Rises is actually SO SOON!

At least it's saved me a lot of hours and hard drive space!

Aww okay! Well, there's no rush to

Yeah, I know what you mean. I felt that way for a long time. Now I think I like university more than high school even

I bet! I'll try to fit it into my timetable. My course registration isn't until July and I can make unofficial timetables for the time being.

Yes they are! I always ask where they're from . No-one's said St. Louis yet! Work has been going quite well, thanks! The benefits from working are very generous; I get a free loaf of bread every day and if I do the late/closing shift I get to take almost anything that's left over home! So we have been eating a lot of... erm... sweets lately . But I will be going on more runs soon to balance that off - I better! It's good then that you'll have work then! Otherwise it may be a long summer . Minecraft! Ahh all those hours I played at that game yes, it's awesome! I'm playing lots of League of Legends right now.

I'm sure too . Ahh okay, good then!

It's a great game! . Well it doesn't use any specific teams or players; it's just that the cards are vaguely related to football. For example, there are cards like this: http://cardfight.wikia.com/wiki/Spike_Brothers_Assault_Squad, so not very realistic but that idea is that the characters are football players, and one strength of the deck is that it is very powerful!

That's perfect!! That would be great!

YES. SO EXCITED! I wonder what the theme of the album is this time. I mean, the album name is referring to the 2nd law of the thermodynamics (Go science!)... I guess it'll have to do with how unsustainable our ways of life are today and things. Ahh Muse you make everything so thought-provoking

I wonder when the first single will be out!

You're welcome! It's so crazy . Good!

Yeah I would too. That second course would also no doubt talk about the American government

I'm working at a bakery! I'm not doing any baking though, mainly just serving people. Especially as it approaches summertime, we get a lot of tourists, and I can tell you, honestly, the Americans are the nicest . I've been working about a month and a half now. First day of work will be cool!

Whoo that's awesome! Ohh lots of injuries, darn . It'll definitely be good to get people back. Oh wow! So were you happy or disappointed

Thank you! I can't wait!

I really hope so! Still, that would've been an awesome game to be at

I'm playing a new-ish card game called Vanguard (it's similar to Yugioh) and different types of decks have different themes... I'm trying to build one deck based around cards called Spike Brothers, which are "themed around American football teams"

Pretty soon!!

YOU SHOULD. Find some way to get there you wouldn't regret it!

ISN'T IT AWESOME? That first song is beautiful, and chilling, and so cool... and then that second is so different and I'm not even one for dubstep but I LOVE IT. It feels just so much closer now!! So, "The 2nd Law" is the new album title, I guess? Yes I did! I wonder which titles match those songs we heard...

I saw it yesterday! I thought the script wasn't the best, and that scene when

I was really like Why. Just why, he's so stupid! And in previous scenes he was the one who was kinda cowardly... ANYWAYS, other than that I loved it. The visuals were amazing, and it's interesting to ponder about.

Yeeeeahh . Vast majority of online games aren't playable on Macs, easily that is, if at all!

Do you think you can do it again? Just don't look . Listen to music while you do it!

CONGRATULATIONS!! That's awesome! I bet it feels so weird, but really satisfying too! I'm so glad it went well , sounds like you've had an awesome graduation!

It will be

It depends on which course I pick. There is one about Canadian government, and another that's an introduction to case studies and political issues drawn from Canadian and international contexts.

The first preseason game is June 13th (against Saskatchewan)! I don't think I'll be able to go since I've got work.

It's still early season yet for the Cardinals, I'm sure things'll perk up! And I hope that the Mets keep it up

I will be at the regular season home opener against Winnipeg! It's on June 29th. My dad is away that weekend so it'll be my brother and I going . And Geroy Simon (that star receiver I keep talking about) only needs 67 yards to become the all-time CFL leader in receiving yards, so he might do that in that game too! I can't wait!

Just two months away!

I'm glad to hear that . Yes Muse should take a hint! Any concerts coming up in St. Louis or Washington D.C. that you're keeping an eye on?

Oh

And you heard about Muse's new album trailer?

Thanks, yeah I hope so too. It really is... really slowly...

Ahh well, I guess I had it coming for me when I bought a Mac instead . Macs are definitely not for gaming...

I guess I'm getting better, thankfully!

Aww that's okay! You've done it once before, right? I think I remember you telling me you were donating blood.

Aww my friend had to cancel since he's sick! SO WE WILL SEE PROMETHEUS NEXT WEEK . It's came up so fast!

I know I have time!

It's not for Mac so I can't play it

. Ahh well, I will just have to practice more!

Good to hear that you're enjoying the summer break! Ahh boring parties, yes... well, it was only a one time thing, hopefully next year will be better. Things are pretty good here too. I donated blood yesterday for the first time . I'm going to try to do so every two months.

Ahh okay. They probably are. You have to go! .

I liked him too.

Might see MIB3 on Friday.

I've got to try to catch up...

I should check it out! Glad to hear it's free

I've been playing League of Legends, and I'm really bad right now

How are things going?

I'm sure you'll do great ! That sounds really cool and you're getting so many good opportunities! Sounds really exciting

That sounds really cool! You will love college . I really love course selection time

I think I'm going to take political science as an elective.

People haven't really begun to make predictions since the whole team hasn't been put together yet. Of course, my dad and I predict we'll win again, but we may be a tad biased . Training camp is in about a week! NFL draft seems really big even from here!

Ohhh just checked and our home opener will be against who we beat in the Grey Cup last year . Should be a good game!

Yay! I'm so glad to hear that! . When do you leave?

I can't believe it came up so fast! You would've seen them tonight, tell me how it went! I bet it was great!

Okay! I'm in Ravenclaw. My brother's in Gryffindor. What about your sister?

I have no idea what Crowley'll do to her... I've forgotten - are you going to this year's Comic Con???

And I can't wait for the gag reel

Yeah The Town is one of those movies! I enjoyed that one a lot.

I've fallen a bit behind so no. You?

Haha . I'm only a big fan of a few people. I've just noticed that he's been in a lot of the action movies I've seen recently that I've loved, so I can see that he's a good actor who can do action movies

I will

After seeing quite a few of the action movies that Jeremey Renner has been in I'm more looking forward to the Bourne Legacy than before. It'll still be weird without Matt Damon but I think if anyone can take over, Renner can.

To deal with Supernatural withdrawal I think I'm going to rewatch the whole series . Not nearly as quickly/out of control as last time though.

That's awesome you're done with AP tests too! . I'm so glad it's all behind you now! How did the exams go? Wow you got an internship there? That'll be perfect for you! You've started it by now... how's it going? You're welcome . That's good too!

Thanks! I'm very glad it's long.

For when you're in college, do you know what you'll be studying/what degree you'll be focusing on?

Yeah CFL is a lot earlier than the NFL. It comes up so fast! I hope so too . CFL has a draft but I'm not sure if it's just like in the NFL. I don't remember hearing about it as much as the NFL one so maybe it's not as big? I'm not sure. I will!

Ahh okay. Being there maybe gives you a bit of a different perspective on things.

This autumn is going to be AWESOME . Oooh you should go! Will you??

I bet a lot of bands/events will be going through Washington DC

Ahh lucky her! That would've been cool. If you do decide to, let me know which house you're in I wonder if we'd be in rival houses ...

So many spoilers

Okay! I'll refrain from adding another spoiler on some thoughts I've just had too so you're not tempted.

I think that's a good thing . I have a very, very strong feeling you wouldn't like it!

IT WAS! I saw it yesterday! Tony Stark, as always, was great . The Hulk was a BOSS. And I liked Hawkeye a lot too, makes me want to play as an archer next time I play D&D . Did you stay until the very end? . So glad Avengers 2 is being made!

Cabin in the Woods has been moved to next week, so I'll see it then.

YOU'RE DONE!!! I know that feeling it is very strange! It's weird to look back at all you've done. And 14 years... in school that long... it's just weird! I am so happy to hear how well things are going with you! That's awesome!!

Thank you! I'm really pleased with how it went. My next year starts in early September!

August'll be on us sooner than we know it! We're already over a quarter through 2012! CFL preseason starts mid-June. I'm really excited about it, because... well, of course, we're the defending Grey Cup champs (), but we have a new coach! Our old coach, Wally Buono, who's won two Grey Cups with the Lions (and three more with another team; and he's the CFL's all-time winningest (if that's a word) head coach) is still with the Lions (general manager and vice president, I think) but retired as head coach! So our new coach is our defensive coordinator Mike Benevides. I have no idea what to expect! We've also kept most of our old players, so it'll be a similar team except for the head coach part.

I see what you're saying. Do you see it changing anytime soon?

Yes, exactly for me too! That's how I think of it too.

And did you know that Matt has pretty much confirmed, in many interviews, an autumn 2012 release date for the album???

Well, short-term it's a lot of fun. It's awesome to do two little personality quizzes to determine your wand (wand wood and core apparently tells something about your personality) and your Hogwarts house! Other than that, you can make potions and "duel" other players. But for now, it's still in beta so that's about all you can do so you tire of it kinda quickly. So I think it's worth having an account so you can get your wand and house, but it lacks in things to do... so you shouldn't worry about spending too much time on it. It'll be more fun when more of the site is finished.