Party

Nothing gets you into the mood more than a good breakfast after a long night. Everything is much better when you can borrow/loan a dog!

Nora Helgeland Journalist Hedda Jørgensen Journalist Lina Grünebeck Photographer Celine Våga Translator

The collective has become the new Samfunnet, but for many the collective is still somewhat unknown territory. In this article we will present a bunch of tips and suggestions on parties to host for getting to know each other. For Norwegians, parties include the very best way to get to know others, A LOT OF ALCOHOL and little clothing, although this obviously does not apply to everyone. When you don´t know each other the most important thing is to always have at least one activity you all can gather together for. If you go all out and play strip-poker you can avoid that awkward silence and will always have something to talk about during the evening. Eventually you will get to know so much about each other, that you´ll have a subtle fear of getting your sensitive information or pictures leaked if you make a mess in the kitchen. It´s not always the easiest solution that´s the best, so here comes a few more suggestions.

38 Edition 02 Volume 76 It might be easy to lose focus in the great ocean of possibilities, and eventually end up with never actually deciding what kind of party to have. Fear not, you can have as many parties as you would like! Lockdown last until easter, and “Bentern” (Bent Høie, health minister of Norway) is not going on vacation any time soon. If the need to interact with others is greater than the time available at your disposal, you should not be afraid to mix and blend with different activities. One can combine and incorporate everything from soda-drinking, baking, ludo-playing, disco dancing, pole dancing, cookie eating and a lot more into the party, it´s kind of like a box of chocolates.

Earlier we hosted a room-to-room-tour. Everyone then has their own themed room where they serve a drink or snack, or even hold a few activities. We have had themes such as “Mafia”, “The Master of the Masters”, “Vacation”, “Drawing competitions”, “Disco” and “Children’s birthday”. Your imagination is the only limit, and you decide yourself how much you want to make out of it. It´s also important do decide which order to follow, for us this was decided trough a round of “inject the vaccine in Bent”, which of course is a corona version of “pin the tail on the donkey”.

This time around we decided to test a different kind of collective housing party. We planned a theme for the night to get everyone engaged. It is important with themes and costumes, because nothing sets the party mood quite like costumes and dress-up. Since our disco ball already hung in the ceiling and the bingo raffle stood on the table, the theme easily became bingodisco.

Now as our eyes are being stimulated it´s time to do the same to our ears. Nothing

gathers a group like a proper sing-along session. To further emphasize the disco theme, we decided to play ABBA´s collection album with their very best hits on a never-ending loop. This is also the perfect opportunity to vote forth the “Dancing Queen” of the evening, every time this classic comes on. With a more modern theme, more modern music would of course be required. After lighting the disco ball, putting on all of the glitter and having ABBA blasting from the speakers, it was time to party. The very best thing about playing bingo is the prize (or the punishment!), and that the rules can be whatever you would like.

When the bingo is done, and the bingo raffle has had its final spin, we had to take a spin of our own on the dancefloor. Dancing is both a good workout and fun. And it´s a good time to get creative. Don´t be afraid to use props. A broom could be a microphone, or a stripper pole. Make sure that you don´t get to engaged and eager, it is after all not attached to anything, and you will fall over if you would have tried something as ambitious as a helix supernova.

But if one needs a break from partying, dancing and socializing, one can always worship at the local spiritual bookshelf (ref TT10 2020) which of course is decorated with glitter for the occasion. Any collective housing with respect for themselves should have a bookcase like this. A mere month ago it was totally unacceptable with such items, but after Hedda took a stand for shamanism expressed in furniture several of the cohabitants have adopted the idea of having a common object of worship.

One does not need to end the party when it´s time for bed. Bring the party with you in too your room, get some party sleep, get up out of bed the following morning for a good communal breakfast with a nice and tender party atmosphere under the fairly tired disco ball. It´s important to stick together through thick and thin as a collective, and one should practice getting through periods in unity. Why

not do this by fighting together against morning tiredness with a teambuilding exercise?

In the end we want to encourage everyone to have fun without breaking with the local recommendations and injunctions. It is a perfect time to test out your creativity. Everything can be a party!

ALTERNATIVES TO COLLECTIVE PARTIES AND ACTIVITIES: Charades Costume party Room-to-room-tour-party “The Master of the Masters” (or any other reality series) BINGO Disco Reading circle Sleighing (Eika lends toboggans) Vacation-party on those night where the beach is missed extra much Game night Worship evening Potato race Bowling with whatever you can find Communal -breakfast, -lunch, -dinner and/or -night snack Sip and paint Arts and crafts night Beer yoga “All of the Collective Bakes” (baking championship)

On a party with a disco ball, everyone can become a “Dancing Queen” With a printer, glue-gun and a magnet the freezer has become the gaming board of “inject the vaccine in Bent”.

Many of Tuntreets readers recognize the shamanic, perverse, radical, propaganda pushing, antichrist like, right extremist and generally extreme book shelf. Now it is finally a part of the gang and is dressed up to party.

Everybody knows that bingo is the hottest party activity for young people, but few dares to try. It can be scary when the rumble spins at its fastest, but oh, how the blood in your veins bubble. Edition 02 Volume 76