Eh, I guess. There's nothing wrong with romantic relationships gay or straight (or whatever permutation) but it always seemed kind of weird to sexualize puppets-did they do that with any other puppet on Sesame Street?

I agree with that, and made a similar comment elsewhere. For me, the small amount of business I've gotten from my brothers is just icing on the cake-it's not why I joined, but it's a nice fringe benefit from something I never expected to benefit me at all professionally.

I don't disagree with that. I don't think Greek life is a good source of professional connections, generally speaking. But to the extent that it is, it's just a connection like any other. Well, maybe not completely equivalent, but it's just a connection. I think it's a very weak connection in most cases, but that's…

You're either being intentionally obtuse, or naïve. I don't know what else to say. Connections are how you get jobs-that's how it's always been, that's how it'll always be. It's not fair or unfair, it just is.

I guess people only say that because Greek houses don't really exist for any real reasons. I mean, there are "reasons", but they're a facade. The truth is though that connections get you jobs. Sometimes the connection is the sorority, sometimes the connection is that your mentor knows someone at a place you want to…

Well, I'm not so sure about that. You could say the same about any organization, or institution, or person, who gets you a job. The best way to get a job is to have an in-sometimes that in is a degree from Harvard, sometimes it's your professor who used to work at the accounting firm you're trying to get hired at,…

I enjoyed my frat. I don't feel the need to justify it by my connections, or anything practical though like some people do. Although we did raise the most amount of philanthropic dollars of any house on campus while I was there (and there were a couple dozen!).

Oh now I see, sorry. Yeah I was trying to puzzle out what you meant, now I see.

Thanks for the info, interesting stuff. One other thing though:

Gaycist, perhaps?

I actually support rehabilitation, but I think at the end of the day there is the (rare) person who can't be rehabilitated (like, say, a Ted Bundy-like I said, rare) or, honestly, I think don't deserve to be rehabilitated. I'm for rehabilitating even murderers, but I think past a certain point we're kidding ourselves.

Only five years? He got away with it as far as I'm concerned.

OK, whatever. You continue to misrepresent me and act as if I'm pretending to be better than everyone else. I'm sorry you can't argue in good faith. And it's not like this is unusual on her part. One instance of unprofessional conduct would be forgivable (although no less unprofessional), everybody slips, but this is…

Admittedly, DC tap water (which the regular plebe ice cubes are presumably made from) is not that great. I mean, serviceable but not as great as NYC tap water. In NYC, I can make coffee with regular tap water. In DC I filtered the tap water for my coffee/tea a couple of times. Or just bottled. I'd use regular ice…

Especially if you are a crazy artist.

And when you have to go through with them, you conduct yourself like a professional

I have to say, I think it's damn near irresponsible to talk about Harris' wrongdoing, because stalking is so much worse and so inexcusable they shouldn't be discussed together except for context. I'm uncomfortable with the "Harris did do something wrong, BUT" Stalking is never OK, no matter what.

Yeah, not even in the same fucking ballpark. The former is a little unethical, but stalking someone is never fucking OK, ever, for any reason.

Yeah. It's unprofessional. How often have you had to suck it up and do your job? Lots of times I bet. Same for me.

It's fucking unprofessional is what it is. Reschedule the interview. If you can't reschedule, drop the 'tude and be a professional.