There are really a lot of horribly dirty jokes one can make about Record of Lodoss War, and it's absolutely vital to have the kind of friend who you can crack them with. Phallic swords, BDSM, magical anime skirts, elf-girl nipples, and my claim that Parn so has a crush on Kashue, versus his claim that Parn merely hero-worships Kashue. (Dude, it's so a crush. Hero-worship too, but his eyes shimmer.)
Mythbusters, too. He saves them to watch with me, it looks like, if he doesn't get a chance otherwise.
Work was omg stressful, but this really helped bunches.