Monday, February 21, 2011

I Am Old

So last night I'm standing on the train, reading my book, and a woman in her 30's jumped up out of her seat to offer it to me -- like I'm old and frail and somehow deserved her seat.
I must have aged suddenly.
Maybe I'm so fat she just thought I was pregnant.
Maybe I have the look of the infirm. Or incompetent. Maybe I looked drunk. I mean, I had to argue with her ("No, it's OK, I'm getting off at the next stop." "Are you sure?" "Yes, I'm fine, thank you.")
What happened?

4 comments:

Caesar said...

Maybe she thought you were Alfred Molina and was honored to be in yours presence.

Andrew Bellware said...

She thought I was going to run away from Indiana Jones once I thought I had the statue...

Jennifer said...

:D
Awesome. She probably felt your wise aura.

Andrew Bellware said...

Or my earplugs look like hearing aids and that ages me.