Soooo I know I have been neglectful but here's a nice thought I just had.

New York's nightlife couldn't compare to Dallas. The bars here are much, much smaller, and there's much, much more.

Anytime people ask me "what's a good bar in NYC to go to?" I always say, "what kind of guys do you like? Big, small, young, old, black, white?"

Cause that's how NYC is. The bars are very compartmentalized and spread out, depending on what "scene" or crowd you want to visit.

Dallas has such a huge gay bar scene because there are fewer bars that are bigger, so the crowds get meshed a lot more.

But the best part about this way is that you don't have as many "cliques" or "scenesters," because there are just too many people always going somewhere different for that kind of setting to take place.

No one knows you, with exception of certain bearish events like Sunday beer bust, and even then no one here cares who slept with who or who did what.

It's just a much more positive community I have found, and it's nice to be welcomed into the fold so readily.

There are definite things about Dallas that I may miss, but New York is now where I call home, and thanks to some wonderful people and some wonderful places, it has made the transition so much easier.