girl at large

A co-worker asked me what I had wanted to be when I grew up, when I was little:
"A textile designer".
"And one of the people who does the tiny little line drawings and doodles in the New Yorker."
(pause)
"Oh, and a war-zone photojournalist".
"A what?" (shocked expression).
"Yeah, why not? I have one of the coats even."

I wonder if Tom still wants to be a racecar driver.