Well after saying I wasn’t going to get sucked into the Manhattan nightlife I’ve once again been suckered by these people… I spent the night at Bungalow 8 and then an after-party, which was fun (I guess) but I just wanted to get out!!!

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We arrived back last night after 5 days in LA at the Chateau Marmont. I had a great time in LA, I always do. The hotel was a lot of fun and chock full of famous peeps, Dominick Dunne sat behind me at breakfast while reading a novel and occasionally uproariously laughing out loud, Borat, that guy from Gray’s Anatomy, that black guy from ER etc… I got to hang with all my friends, we took my niece to Universal Studios and generally had a really great time. Now I have 1 day until I return to New York on Wednesday - it seems like time is speeding up these days.

Back then off to LA until Sunday. Exhaustion.

Off to Oregon tomorrow for 5 days. I’m bringing my niece back with me and then taking her to LA a week from now.

There is a fascinating debate going on currently within the foreign policy community of the Democratic Party. The debate centers on the role of the United States in the world and in particular the position of the US as a global hegemon. For many on the left of the party the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have exposed the fallacy of the United States acting as a global hegemon. The wars have brought to light a deep vein of imperialism, one they’ve always known existed and which they’ve been warning everyone else about since the Vietnam War.

My positions on foreign policy are more to the right of the party but I can’t say the arguments raised by those on the left are without merit - because they aren’t. Anyone who has taken a basic International Political Economy course is aware of Hegemonic Stability Theory, a theory that at this point in our history seems to have been entirely discredited by the incompetence of the Bush administration.

Yet those on the left who claim the more moderate and conservative members of the foreign policy establishment are really neocons who secretly lust for American global domination are really engaging in baseless ad-hominem attacks. I’m a proponent of a foreign policy based on Grotian internationalist principles, a multilateralist foreign policy, a foreign policy 180 degrees from the one we have now. Because I seek the maximization of the diplomatic power of my country doesn’t mean I’m a secret believer in using military force to maintain the hegemonic position of the United States in the world - actually quite the opposite.

These debates are fascinating and in the end will make for a stronger, better, more united Democratic Party. That is in the interests of every Democratic in the field of foreign policy no matter whether they consider themselves left, right or center.

Me speaking to a friend: “So how are you doing with that coke problem you seemed to be developing?
My friend: “I’m actually taking a break.”
Me: “Really? That’s probably a good idea.”
My friend: “Yeah, I’m not doing lines anymore, just bumps.”

Me telling a friend why I left a club without telling her: “I felt fat when I was dancing.”

And finally, the best headline of the summer “Lindsay Lohan Cleaning Toilets in a Rehab Run By Mormons.”

Chris is my personal trainer while I’m in San Francisco. He’s a kick-ass trainer and a kick-ass guitar player with a band called Golden Vein. You’ll see how fierce he is when you visit his MySpace page. Pay Chris a visit, bitch has talent.

I’ve less than a week left in San Francisco before I begin an assortment of travels up and down the West Coast, ultimately ending up back in New York on August 29th. It seems like this summer (if that’s what you can call it in San Francisco) has gone by so quickly.

Waaaaaaa

Insane Dan-White-in-the-making Supervisor Chris Daly’s blog is no longer any fun. Why? Because he’s now censoring comments, only allowing those that praise him to be printed! How do I know this? Well - I’ve posted some not-so-friendly comments recently and none of them have appeared. Bitch must have enabled comment moderation - damn. Well it was fun while it lasted anyway!!

I used to think the lowest, sleaziest people in the business world were recruiters but I’ve changed my mind. The lowest, sleaziest people in the world are New York real estate brokers.

I’m renewing the lease on my NY apartment for another year. I negotiated a new lease with my apartment owner’s broker 4 months ago, signed it and sent it back. The payment for the rent (a year in advance) is due by August 10th. Everything seemed signed, sealed and delivered - right?

Wrong. Today I get an e-mail from the France-lady broker who tells me the owner wants additional money for the security deposit. It’s a measly amount but it’s the issue - I have a signed lease and you can’t ask for more money after a lease is signed by both parties.

So I’m going back and forth with the broker, who truly gets on my last nerve. This kind of thing is typical for New York - people are extremely underhanded and crafty in that city.