Been a while since there was actually something not sad to say about Chicken Fried Stupid. But since Daddy’s come ‘round, Britney Spears has been forced into a state of less craziness and the improvement has been gradual but remarkable.

She’s even working again and I’m sure you know, she’ll be guest starring on How I Met Your Mother on an episode that will air next week. Word is it was a perfect gig. Britney, you see, can’t focus. After so many years of touring and back to back recording and dancing and performing, Britney is unable to go at it for a long period of time.

As such, a brief stint is exactly how she can thrive for now. A few days of work, not too demanding, and she can ease up and refocus again for the next.

Apparently she had a lovely experience with the show, and if the first clip is any indication, she’s actually rather endearing too. Click here to watch Britney deliver a cheeky line and then allow yourself to get nostalgic for the Britney that once was. There’s a glimpse here for sure. Hope is a good thing.

But aggressive photoshopping is a bad thing. A very, very, very bad thing. Have you seen the TV Guide cover?

W
T
F???

Is there anyone left on the planet who’d believe that that is really her arm???

That’s not even Miley Cyrus’s arm!