Feeling old

[qatarperegrine]

This evening, while hanging out in Leland's dorm, I was in the space of 10 minutes mistaken for:

(a) an undergraduate
(b) Leland's mother.

That was amusing.

syd___ suggested I could write about my feelings about Qatar while I'm in the U.S., so here's my thought about Qatar for the day:

When I heard about the new bin Laden tape threatening more attacks on the U.S., my first, automatic thought was, "Thank God I'll be safely back in the Middle East soon." That's not a thought I expected to have when I moved to Qatar.

Comments

[aristopheles.livejournal.com]

So apparently, there's at least one undergrad at (CMU, I assume?) who has trouble with judging age, and maybe with tact. No surprise there!

Your thoughts on Qatar are amusing, but don't represent the whole Middle East. Qatar is safe largely thanks to its relationship to the US (at least, as long as other high-ranking officials know that you can't bomb Doha).

[qatar.livejournal.com]

Hey, I never said it was an accurate or rational thought -- just that it was my first reaction.

(And, to be fair, the "is that your mom?" girl had just stumbled out of bed and was a little bleary-eyed at the time. That's what I'm telling myself, anyway.)

[http://users.livejournal.com/syd___/]

when i was thirteen and someone asked me if my mom was my sister i was flattered to be perceived as so mature; a couple months ago when out to coffee and the barista assumed i was my mom's sister, i wasn't so flattered. funny how perspective changes with age.

Just stumbled out of bed, bleary-eyed...

[aristopheles.livejournal.com]

a very common state of being in college. Ah, those were the days.