mashi_writes ([info]mashi_writes) wrote in [info]literarytattoos,
2009-08-27 21:07:00
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Jitterbug Perfume: Erleichda



"The word was a transitive verb, an exclamation, a command, of which an exact English translation is impossible. The closest equivalent probably would be the phrase:

Lighten up!"



Next I would love the get the woodpecker from the cover of Still Life With Woodpecker. Gotta love Tom Robbins.
Tags: jitterbug perfume, tom robbins

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[info]slinksgirl

August 28 2009, 01:13:10 UTC 2 years ago

your picture is messed up :( But I have an erleichda tattoo too!

[info]slinksgirl

August 28 2009, 01:13:30 UTC 2 years ago

Aha you fixed it!

I love it!

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[info]seafeatures

August 28 2009, 01:25:57 UTC 2 years ago

AAAAAAHHHHH! So, so, so, so, so, so, very, very, very, very AMAZING.

Tom Robbins owns my mind.

[info]mashi_writes

August 28 2009, 01:26:51 UTC 2 years ago

Thank you :D

I cannot get enough of him -- his work is too amazing for words.

[info]sunflower_pixie

August 28 2009, 01:54:18 UTC 2 years ago

gorgeous :)

[info]mashi_writes

August 28 2009, 01:59:44 UTC 2 years ago

Thank you :)

[info]tenar

August 28 2009, 01:56:28 UTC 2 years ago

i've thought of getting that tattoo. it's beautiful.

[info]mashi_writes

August 28 2009, 02:00:53 UTC 2 years ago

Thanks. I had so many ideas for Jitterbug Perfume related tattoos, but I love that I ended up with this.

[info]junkyard72

August 28 2009, 03:40:41 UTC 2 years ago

YES!

[info]mashi_writes

August 28 2009, 14:52:26 UTC 2 years ago

:D

[info]sorrowis_stupid

August 28 2009, 03:55:30 UTC 2 years ago

this is totally awesome, and I love the placement & font

[info]mashi_writes

August 28 2009, 14:54:06 UTC 2 years ago

Thank you.
I'm so happy with the font -- I would have never in a million years have considered times new roman, but it works :)

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[info]carpe_d1em

August 28 2009, 03:55:51 UTC 2 years ago

iloveyouiloveyouiloveyouiloveyouiloveyou
iloveyou!

I love it!
Its beautiful.
You're beautiful.
<3

[info]mashi_writes

August 28 2009, 14:54:32 UTC 2 years ago

:D Thank you so much.

[info]princekermit

August 28 2009, 05:55:08 UTC 2 years ago

I read SLw/W for the first time when I was 18.
I'm 38 and I am reading JBP for the first time ever.
I joined this community last week.
Thank you for a lovely bit of synchronicity.

[info]mashi_writes

August 28 2009, 14:55:39 UTC 2 years ago

Don't you just love that?
I hope you enjoy JBP as much as I did.

[info]eastlondongirl

August 28 2009, 07:21:52 UTC 2 years ago

fantastic! love this :-)

[info]mashi_writes

August 28 2009, 14:55:51 UTC 2 years ago

Thank you, thank you :)

[info]feeownah

August 28 2009, 07:56:36 UTC 2 years ago

oh this is beautiful!

[info]mashi_writes

August 28 2009, 14:56:37 UTC 2 years ago

Thaaaaank you :)

[info]reptiliancandy

August 28 2009, 17:06:23 UTC 2 years ago

Love Robbins! It's funny, I didn't think I liked Jitterbug Perfume as much as some of his others...until I realized I was still thinking about the book months after reading it. I'm actually making my bf read it right now (it's his first Robbins--aww...).

[info]mashi_writes

August 28 2009, 17:13:10 UTC 2 years ago

Yey for getting your bf to read Jitterbug Perfume.
I'm about to start Another Roadside Attraction :)

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[info]midnight_shakes

August 28 2009, 17:49:47 UTC 2 years ago

ahhh thats my favorite tom robbins book. that and still life. oh, and fierce invalids. it looks great!

[info]mashi_writes

August 28 2009, 18:06:11 UTC 2 years ago

Thank you :)

[info]greyhaze

August 28 2009, 22:00:39 UTC 2 years ago

Here's mine, and I also plan to get the woodpecker some day

[info]greyhaze

August 28 2009, 22:03:12 UTC 2 years ago

sorry its huge, i have been having issues with my comp lately

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[info]ucannotbsrs

August 29 2009, 08:36:59 UTC 2 years ago

it was kind of everyone to forget to point out that it's NOT CENTERED.

[info]midwinter

August 30 2009, 08:29:48 UTC 2 years ago

I hardly ever use this phrase, but, uh...
you win.

[info]ashleylynn3

September 2 2009, 04:03:54 UTC 2 years ago

absolutley fell head over heels upon seeing this. such a great idea. and, tom is the sissy to my hankshaw.

[info]growappletree

September 10 2009, 20:08:13 UTC 2 years ago

Thats awesome! I really like the font.

[info]epiphany503

September 30 2011, 01:17:55 UTC 7 months ago

how to pronounce erleichda ???

I JUST finished Jitterbug Perfume... Man, I had NO idea what I was getting into with that book... fell head over heels in love with it straight away.

It impacted me SO much I already starting dreaming up my "Erleichda" tattoo... which is what brought me to google, trying to find out if it was a real word, and it's real translation.

Apparently it is a figment of Robbin's mind but obviously holds very real meaning... I am still thinking about a tattoo -- this is coming from a girl who has sworn to never get inked. But I will do it in a place that is very discrete.

I am curious however -- how do you pronounce "erleichda"?

"Air-leech-da" ? "Err-lei-cha-da"?

Thanks!
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