Owen Wilson sure seems to be getting back into the swing of things. Rallying back from his suicide attempt two months ago, Owen has worked extensively with a sobriety coach, moved into a new bachelor pad, and done a healing ritual over the Grand Canyon. Now he seems to be focusing on returning to live as he knows it: partying with pretty girls. Nothing wrong with doing what you love, my friend.

He’s been hanging out in New York for a few days, and already Owen Wilson is becoming a familiar face at city hot spots – from lunching downtown at Café Habana to dining at Graydon Carter’s Waverly Inn with Sting and Lance Armstrong. And that was just Tuesday.

On Thursday night, the recovering star made an appearance at the Gramercy Park Hotel’s swanky Rose Bar after midnight. Says an observer: “He was chilling out, having some ginger ale.”

The night before, it was a Halloween party at the home of nightclub owner Chris Barish (one of the forces behind Marquee and Martini Park lounges), where he hung out with art dealer Tony Shafrazi. Wilson went as, well, himself, looking “rested” and “radiant,” and generally charming as he chatted with guests and didn’t drink, an observer tells PEOPLE.

Later that night, the actor was spotted hitting up Bungalow 8 – and it was a packed house, with stars like Mary-Kate Olsen, James Gandolfini and members of the Police (who performed earlier at Madison Square Garden). Also there: female dancers in police uniforms, gyrating under a tent.

[From People]

Among the positive Owen Wilson stories out lately, there’s one that keeps floating around that – while still positive –is definitely a little weird, too. Supposedly Owen has been keeping the bathroom door open whenever he uses it – even in public. This is apparently an attempt to ward off any gossip that he could be doing inappropriate things in there. I will point out that Owen certainly has alone time not in the bathroom, where he could be doing inappropriate things. So I’m not sure why it’s so imperative that he make himself visible during this one event.

Owen Wilson has decided to leave the door open when he uses the bathroom to prove he is not using drugs. The actor decided on the unusual habit because people fear he is doing drugs behind closed doors.

Wilson has been keeping a low-key profile since his suicide attempt in August. The ‘Darjeeling Limited’ star has slowly stated coming back into the public eye by attended several events. He attended a ball in honor of pop culture artist Takashi Murakami on Sunday where he showed off his new policy.

“He was with a girl with blonde highlights, and he went to the bathroom and peed with the door open,” a source claims. When Wilson’s rep was asked about the incident, he replied, “Can you blame him? He’s dammed if he doesn’t. If he tries to protect himself from innuendo and lies, it gets used against him.”

[From TransWorldNews]

Well that’s a whole lot of unusual. I’ll just let that go – I’m sure he’s going through stuff most of us can’t imagine, and he knows what he needs to do to stay safe. So congrats on getting back into the swing of things… and peeing with the door open. Both hallmarks of getting your life back on track.

Picture note by Jaybird: Header of Owen Wilson seen at two very popular NYC late night hotspots. First, Owen visited Waverly Inn for a late night dinner, next he was off to Beatrice Inn. Images thanks to Splash Photos.