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 Kate Bornstein was amazing. She was honest and shocking and fascinating...I couldn't have asked for a better excuse to get out of my room and stop writing my essay. What's burning in my mind right now was the moment when Kate spoke about learning to talk like a woman; it was almost jolting for me, I can't quite describe how I felt. All of the sudden there was this woman speaking with this really deep, masculine voice and even though I knew the entire time that she was born Albert Bornstein, it kind of put things in perspective for me. I kept waiting for Kate to return to the feminine voice, and when she was using a different voice following the direction of the voice instructor, I couldn't tell if that was how she sounded before or not. It was a really interested experience, trying to meddle with these feelings because I realize I don't have much real-world experience with transgendered people. I was nervous and I didn't know how exactly to react, but by the end of the show I felt totally at ease. I wish I had been able to go to the lunch with her earlier in the day as well, to sort of close the distance between Kate and myself.

Oh, and I definitely plan on using my get out of hell free card.