himym is BACK, you guys. in case you didn't know.

[schmerica]

So between last night's episode and the highly disturbing cut scene that fox1013 has provided, I just had this conversation with her:

pearl_o: Oooooh, Ted. Oh, Barney.
pearl_o: I kind of want to write a fic where Ted and Barney have a drunken threesome with a random chick, and it ends up all weird with them cuddling and spooning all night.
fox1013: *does not stop you at ALL*
pearl_o: Barney: It's not gay! It's not! It's just ... BROS. Two BROS with a CHICK.
pearl_o: Ted: silent stare.
pearl_o: Barney: This never happened.
fox1013: I just choked.
fox1013: <3
pearl_o: Wait, random choking, or me-inspired choking?
pearl_o: ....You injure yourself a lot.
fox1013: you-inspired! Although it did make a cookie go down a little wrong.

Uh, and then I told Fox my theory about how the slashiness in HIMYM kind of reminds me of the slashiness you find in Kevin Smith movies. Both of them have these really really tight male friendships, where these basically straight guys are close enough and love each other enough that you get that element of homoerotic tensions, except the guys are totally aware of it, too. Which is different, to me, than a lot of other forms of slashiness, and pretty awesome in its way.

Comments

[likethemodel.livejournal.com]

I just watched Reaper Kevin Smith's new show and in it The Best Friend says to Lead Boy "I've never been so attracted to a man". Just thought you should know.

[anoel.livejournal.com]

OMG the slash! And wow. I just can't believe that happened. Please fic soon!

[pandonkey.livejournal.com]

Okay, I really want that story.

[hobbledehoy.livejournal.com]

shit, i've been meaning to post about this on my insanejournal, but you guys don't read my insanejournal anyway.

we went to a padres game this saturday.

in front of us there was a row of five guys.

they all were straight. they reminded me of the boys in elementary school who always wore baseball caps.

they all had a great time at the game - i think they were from out of town.

throughout the first few innings, they each at a different time ordered super nachos. they generally ate their own, and stole a few from everybody else. sometimes this theft was done with arms over shoulders.

they dubbed one of them a pussy because he wouldn't drink, and spent the rest of the evening lovingly calling him pussy. another was called poison, both to his face and in side conversations about him.

they talked about when they want to have babies (consensus was that 29 is the best age to "pop one out" because you're not too young or too old).

at some point one of them slapped another on the ass, and there was no noticeable response of any form.

oh my god, though, the best part ever? during the seventh inning stretch? they all got up and sang "take me out to the ballgame" .... with their arms around one another's waists in a big chain.

most. precious. ever.