
With the increasingly warm weather comes tons of opportunities for me to show of my tattoo, and with that comes the occasional comment, usually complimentary, but sometimes inquisitive. As I'm dealing with some matters at the cashiers in the bank, a financial adviser in full suit by his desk tells me that the tattoo on my shoulder looks like me, and what would be the reason for imprinting an image of yourself on yourself?
- It's not me, I explain. It's Audrey Hepburn. In Breakfast at Tiffany's.
It doesn't really change the question, though, as it is as strange that someone should want an image of a movie star - however abstract the outlines might be - on one's shoulder.
- It is because it has a special meaning to me, I say.
And when he's still not satisfied:
- My daughter is named after the character.
- And what was the character's name?
- Holly. Holly Golightly.
- ....Holly Golightly. Hm.
He seems a little more at ease, as if he scored satisfactory on a test.
- Breakfast at Tiffany's, he says, as an afterthought. A very old movie.
- Uh huh.
- They never had breakfast at Tiffany's, though, did they?
- No. I guess not.
- No they didn't.
I finish my errand and walk away. We cleared up the confusion regarding the movie star on my shoulder, I'm not sure I have time to iron out all the possible question marks around the character in the movie.






2 comments:
Vad kul att Holly är döpt efter Audrey Hepburn i Breakfast at Tiffany's - härlig film!
Vem är Finn döpt efter? Inte jätten väl i Lund? ;-)
Hej du, njej, inte efter jätten i kyrkan, men inte efter nån annat heller, Finn var bara ett namn vi tyckte mycket om, vilket gör det mer svårt med en tatuering på andra axeln i hans minne:).
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