  So tonight,  Chris- the- Great &  I went to a little bar called Faces & amp;  Names on 54th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues. nbsp;  Nice little spot,  but there has been so much turnover at The Essex House ( Hotel)
 that I don't even know half the people anymore.
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 But I did get to see my favorite gay friend -  Damien.
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 He's so absolutely fabulous that he could entertain me all night -  not to mention what happens when he gets together with Chris.
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 They ham it up big time!
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 Damien is in some sort of position at The Essex House where he deals with big name stars and their press junkets,
 etc.  that are held at the hotel.
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 He seems to know everyone!  We went&
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to wish Mai good luck on her trip back to Japan,  which is where she is from.
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 She'll be going back for good &  we wish her the best!
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 Another hotel friend,  Kelly,  is moving to a little French island for a year.
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 She's saved up enough money and now she's going to spend the next year lounging on a French beach and studying for the LSAT trying to get into law school.
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 That's awesome,  too!
 Chris- the- Great &
 I watched a video about Rome last night.
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 It was so exciting and I want to watch it again before we go.
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 We'll start packing this weekend so there's time to run out and pick up&
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anything we're missing&
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before we leave Wednesday.  I'm sitting here posting since I left Chris-
the-
Great at the bar.
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 You ever just get ancy and need to leave a place?
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 That's what happened tonight &  when I told Chris-
the-
Great that I needed to go,  he thought I would be upset that he wanted to stay for another hour or so.
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 I gave him my blessings and he walked me to 7th Avenue,  hailed a cab,  kissed me&
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and handed me&
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cab fare.
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 I love him.
