It keeps me humble.

Megan and Louisa threw another on of their Re:fuge parties tonight at Lotus, and I finished work early, around 10:30, so I stopped by.

First of all, everyone seems to love to hate Lotus. It's icky, or the drinks are too expensive, or the crowd is off, or some other complaint. Bullshit. (ok, a 12 dollar Patron is a bit stupid, I acknowledge)

Big fucking deal. Learn to be happy wherever you are, and suddenly, Lotus is tons of fun. Also, it doesn't hurt that the crowd at the party is amazingly hot, covers the entire spectrum from deisel gay dudes to very femme lesbians, to butch straight chicks and even a few straight guys.

The DJs pulled things out of the turntables that made me grin with joy, the crowd danced and throbbed and writhed with each other in ways that would make Larry Flynt green with envy, and I had to leave early, because I've got work in the morning.

That's why I love New York. No matter how much you think of yourself, it'll teach you humility like nothing else can.