mayor wants to ban smoking in bars, yeah yeah yeah. i'm actually kinda torn about this one. i'm sure that my non-smoking friends will enjoy being around me more at bars if i can't light up every five minutes (after five gin and tonics/margaritas/etc i turn into the completely irresponsible human chimney). also, since i only really smoke when i go out drinking (which has become all too frequent, ahem), this could make the last years of my life a little less nasty.

on the other hand, this is new york, dammit. it's supposed to be a bit sleazy and nasty and not good for you. the ability to smoke freely in bars is just one of the many reasons why new york rocks and l.a./san fran don't.