man crush

Can a gay guy have a man crush? Like a straight guy man crush. As in, straight guys that have a non-sexual, non-romantic love infatuation with another straight guy? That kind of crush.

Can a gay guy have a man crush, or does it just become a "crush"? I'm thinking that we fags have equal access to the non-sexual man crush on other guys.

And I think I'm getting a man crush on Will.

IM this morning:

>ping< Will: We're gonna need a bigger boat
Me: for what Brody?
Will: I just did 3 rounds of deadlift at 425

------I can't fit any more weight on the bar using bumper plates

------So I need to buy some metal plates
Me: awesome
Me: (on phone)
Will: (on meth)
Me: I lost my keys to meth.
-----(I don't suppose you have the ubiquitous PSA campaign we do)
-----"I lost me to meth."
-----it's sort of a punch line here now
Will: nope. although my dad has testified before congress on the catalytic processes involved in making crack, ice, and meth. -----so it's sort of a family specialty, if you will.
Me: Meth like mom used to make.
Will: with a little oregano
Me: i have to leave for the copier now. brb
Will: I will pine for you.
Me: as all should

Looks like IM going to CT

As I sometimes post, James and Will instant message (IM) all the time. Will is a big (as in stature) successful software guy James grew up with in CT. Will is like Super Hacker, and is an awesome enough nerd that he named his kid Odin. We've never met, but we crack each other up. Will is also the one who got James into the crazy crossfit thing.

Will is hosting this enormous pig roast in August and now I'm invited.

From James' IM:



James has gotten really serious about the crossfit thing and is now basically built like Spider-man: slim, but nothing but muscle. James sent me this crossfit video clip.



This is basically what James would look like if he ever got out of baggy clothes. Of course, then he'd be a spandexed muscle-douche and I'd have to kick his ass to the Marina. As much as I can stare at this guy on a loop, it does not inspire me to crossfit myself, as the idea is that you push yourself until you're sick.

From a recent IM with James myself:


(Click to embiggen.)

Basically Will is making his boys crossfit, then run a beer mile.

J: I'm going to puke.
Me: I'm going to watch.

Bi the numbers

James and I have just been IM'ing about last night's event. He invited me to the Farallon Literary Review launch reading, which was very nice and I'll blog about that later. James has a semi-regular lunch group at The G, all female, whom he refers to as "The Maidens," shortened from their original designation, "The Lunch Maidens." The Maidens made it to the launch/readings as well (James is an Associate Editor of The Farallon Review and was a reader last night.)

I had only met one Maiden before, Michelle, who totally hat and sundressed it up and looked fab for the Kentucky Derby. It was nice to meet two more of the foursome. I liked them. They liked me. I feared I would be a let down as they have been eager to meet me for months. James tells typical stories about me, and they think my name, Wilson Hardcastle, is so dramatic I must enter rooms with declarations. Or perhaps a cape (I've done both).

From the IM:

J: -they all loved you
Me: - they are all sweet
J: -it was sweet them all to come
Me: - James' Maidens
..... - sounds like a band
...... - or some sort of cult
...... - polygamist
J: -that's what they wanted me to do for b2b with them, as you may recall
Me: -right!
J: -apparently there were a lot of them at the race!
..... -a lot of polygamist themed running groups
Me: -how many tigers?
J: -tigers?
Me: -like the zoo mauling
J: -ah!
Me: -I saw a photo of one and thought that was clever
J: -man, you've been going for dark lately, what with the SoCal costume and all
..... -good idea tho
Me: -it's a result of gay+age=clever/dark
..... -or bitter/dark (clever but overly dark, or bitter over dark)
..... -it's just the math
J: -is that the equation?
..... -good to know
Me: -don't even start me on our 'square' roots
..... -(i.e. most of us were geeks)
..... -and the 'imaginary numbers'
..... -would those be the drag shows?
J: -prime #s are booze
Me: -or the happy hours
Me: -only in queer math are the prime numbers 2-4-1


I'm thinking there could be a whole riff on gay math. Feel free to submit your own.

Me + Jack(Daniels) = Fun • 4ME/guys+N!(thedark)

Me plus Jack Daniels equals fun times for capital ME all over guys in the dark.

See Will run.

James' friend Will has been doing the crazy-ass "crossfit" workout thing. The point of which seems to be to push your body until you destroy it. How very healthy.

James felt the need to share their recent IM exchange.
(WOD= Workout of the Day)

Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Will
ding
James
ah
Will
2:02
OMG
James
how'd the WOD go?
Will
WOD was hell
James
yeah, it looked tough
what was your time?
Will
I puked in my mouth
James
NO SHIT
that's kinda cool
Will
and then had a diarrhea attack after
James
oh my god, man
you must have pushed way too hard
Will
all in all, it was a festival of excrement
James
and if that's not quote-worthy, nothing is

I asked if he had been eating corn. Will responded that he's off carbs.

things are tough all over

This IM from Will via James (you remember James, the guy with the pubes website).

Will is one of the coolest people I kind of know. He's wicked, wicked smart, and has national security responsibilities and, as I recall, a helipad just in case of national emergency.

This is what is vexing him at the moment:


Love it.

Either I'll design it (you know, in all my free time), or he can check Threadless. (Use my sidebar link and I'll earn points.)