#watching eurovision from afar is so fun

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Bejba

It's kajna

krejza

Get this shit out of my fucking head man

[metamoromemes]

Hello 💕 I really need something about jealous!Fabri and fluffiness, so it would be cute if you'd wanna write something about it. Have a good day, love your metamoro headcanons x

Hello!!! Thank you so much for sending this! Here’s some jealous fabri  💕

Fabri is a strong believer of freedom, so he tries not to get jealous too often. The last thing he wants is for ermal to feel chained and constricted by him, he wants ermal to have a fulfilling life outside their relationship too

But sometimes… sometimes it gets too difficult for fabri to control his jealousy

Because have you seen ermal meta? He’s a walking Greek statue, puts Michaelangelo’s david to shame

The looks on the people’s faces when they lay their eyes on ermal, like they’re undressing him with their filthy gaze… if 25-year old messy ball of anger fabrizio moro is still here he’d have murdered them all

thank god today’s fabrizio is a 43-year-old rational man with 2 kids, it helps with the patience

So one time they’re attending a eurovision party in lisbon, something both of them dread especially fabrizio because he cant understand what others are saying 90% of the time

Aligning with the spirit of eurovision the party is held at a gay bar

They get there and meet a lot of new people, and honestly everyone’s been really nice so fabri slowly relaxes

He leaves ermal for a bit to get them drinks (ermal gave him a crash course on ordering in english prior) while ermal starts talking to a group of guys who seem friendly

While waiting for their drinks, fabri watches ermal easily charms the socks out of all the guys and he smiles adoringly from afar

Until he notices something: that one guy with a hat two sizes smaller than his head is being a little too friendly

There’re 4-5 people in the bunch but that dude’s sticking to ermal, laughing obnoxiously at his jokes like he’s desperate for his attention

Fabri’s mind just goes TING TING TING Someone’s!! flirting!!! with!! my!! boyfriend!!

He feels the jealousy bubbling inside him, threatening to reveal itself

The guy starts to touch ermal’s arms casually, lingering a bit too long, disguising it as a friendly gesture

Can’t fool fabrizio though

Now Fabrizio’s thinking hard of ways to pull ermal away from the conversation and most importantly away from the creepy annoying guy

He gets an idea that’s gonna cost him his dignity but who the hell cares??? What matters is saving ermal

So here’s the plan: He’s gonna pretend to be so drunk that ermal has to bring him home

genius isn’t it

He grabs more cocktails from the bar, downs them in one go then makes his way towards ermal

Ermal lights up when he sees fabri (god fabri loves that face so much) and puts his arm around him, kissing him on the cheek

Fabri smiles smugly when he sees the shocked expression on the guy’s face

It’s time to execute his plan

”Errrrmaaaalll… i don’t feel gooooddd” he plasters himself to ermal, who’s now confused

“Bizio the fuck are you doing” “Let’s go hooomeee i wanna cuddle!” “bizio please everyone’s looking at us” “Let them look, fuck em!!”

Ermal excuses them from the conversation and pulls fabrizio to the side

(“okay you never get drunk, so tell me what’s happening” “That guy’s trying to get in your pants” “Which one?” “The one with that stupid hat” “Ohhh him, yeah he’s a little forward, but that doesn’t explain why you’re acting drunk?” “i just want to get you away from him” “oh? Fabri are you jealous? :)))” “yes i am so what”)

And that’s all ermal needed to hear, he rushes back to the group, still holding fabri’s hand

“Sorry guys, I have to take my boyfriend home, he turns into a cuddlemonster when he’s drunk and I don’t think you all can handle that”

The flirting guy, now obviously offended, crosses his arm and asks “boyfriend?”

He says it like he’s thinking ‘i cant fucking believe you led me on’ and now ermal’s the one getting irritated because he wasn’t even flirting back?? he was just waiting for fabri to get them drinks, chill

So he just shrugs “yeah, fabrizio’s my boyfriend, i’m sorry did you think i was single?”

Fabri doesn’t understand because it’s english but he hears his name so he decides at that moment to join in the fun and hugs ermal from behind, nuzzling ermal’s neck, whining “ermal amore, andiamoooo”

They escape the crazy party and in the cab back to their hotel both of them are laughing uncontrollably, recalling how it went down

(”i can’t believe you played along!” “yeah well you went through the trouble of pretending to be drunk, the least i could do was support you, also you’re cute when you’re jealous” “who said i was jealous?” “uhhh you did???” “okay you got me there”)

Back in the hotel ermal’s like “sooooo you still up for the cuddles?” and fabri just jumps him and shows him who he belongs to

The next day the giornalisti gossippari are all “FABRIZIO MORO SPOTTED DRUNK AT A GAY BAR IN LISBON WITH ERMAL META”

Ermal, being a little shit, posts a selfie in response, hickeys very much visible on his neck, with the caption “la gelosia è buona ;)”

[frostedpetticoat]

Throwing A Themed Party: Getting the Decorations Right

Photo by Ylanite Koppens from Pexels

You have decided to throw a themed party. You have your guests coming dressed as lions and zebras (jungle theme), you’ve rolled out the red carpet (Hollywood theme) and you’ve bought intergalactic paper plates and cups (space theme). While you have prepared the dress code and cutlery, it is your decorations that can really add to the atmosphere of your themed party. When you have spent so much time and effort coming up with original ideas to turn your fantasy party into a reality, why not have some balloons printed to complete the overall look. 

Having printed balloons can be really great if you have a specific theme in mind for your party. You can use them as a backdrop to set the scene of your party or even add a few friendly characters to your guest list. You can choose any colour combination and have any words or pictures printed on the balloons to create a unique design exclusive to you. You can even use them as part of a game. Use a word unscrambler, get different letters printed, place them inside the balloon, guests then have to pop balloons, and make words related to your theme. The quickest team gets a prize; it’s a lot of fun!

You may want to use the balloons to create some scenery for your party and make your theme come to life. If you have chosen a space theme you could have black balloons printed with stars or moons. For a jungle theme you could have green balloons with trees and long blades of grass. Another example could be an underwater theme, where blue balloons would be printed with bubbles and fish. Using balloons in this way helps to bring your party vision to life and your guests will wonder if they have been transported to the Amazon rainforest or stepped on board Apollo 13!

Another fun way for using balloons is to turn them into fellow guests. Should your theme be a football theme you could have photos of famous soccer stars printed onto balloons so David Beckham and Christiano Ronaldo can meet your guests at the door as they arrive. An idea that kids will love is to turn your balloons into friendly animals. Having balloons printed with animal faces such as tigers, bears, and elephants will transport your child and their friends to an exotic safari destination. 

For a more adult approach, balloons could also be used as prizes. For example, you could have gold balloons printed with a picture of an Oscar award and hand out awards at your party for Best Dressed, Best Villain, and Best Couple. For a sporty Olympics style party you can give out printed balloons as medals and hold sporting events outside. You could have balloons printed with Gold, Silver, and Bronze. Using balloons as prizes mean they can be keepsakes for your guests to take home and remember your party for days afterward. You could even print flags of the world onto balloons if you are holding a multinational/Eurovision style party.

Having balloons printed and incorporated into your party means that they no longer sit in the corner watching the party from afar. Get your balloons involved and wow your guests into escaping to a whole new world where they can party with Becks, run from tigers, and give a speech as they win their Academy Award.

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[thewanderingmariner]

ABBA The Musem

I grew up with ABBA. It was the everyday music my family played at home, almost like a soundtrack of our daily lives. Everyone, from my mom, aunts, you name it, all listened to the iconic tunes. I can even remember a memory of an uncle carefully placing a classic vinyl recording on a Radiowealth turntable player, filling the room with ABBA for hours on end.

Helicopter used in ABBA Arrival album cover

I was born in the peak years of ABBA’s music career, a year ahead before the immortal-hit sensation of that time, Dancing Queen, took the music scene by storm, topping charts and getting everyone to dance to the beat. From diapers until moving out and getting married, ABBA was a daily accompaniment in my life. Growing up with the music I could remember all the titles and easily hum to the tunes played on the stereo music player. Even hearing it play from afar, I can immediately tell Agnetha Faltskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad’s distinct voices, and the masterpieces being played.

Given my history and adoration to the Swedish band of the yesteryears for as long as I could remember, it was no surprise that I’d find myself going to Sweden to visit the ABBA Museum. Since its opening in May of 2013, I knew in my heart I’d have to go there one day. So finally, I did, as I got on the ship that made its way to Stockholm.

Stockholm, Sweden

Getting to the museum, it was much easier to go by ship or ferry. Walking to the Slussen docks wasn’t too hard, waiting time was about 15 minutes, and the ferry ride didn’t take too long, less than 30 minutes! How I wish it was longer, the scenery by the waters and seeing old Stockholm from the ferry was beautiful. And that’s not even part of the Museum experience yet!

The ferry ride was worth it, and the ABBA Museum even more so. And as the ship docked and got to Stockholm, I was excited, like any fan would be being at the home of the band I grew up listening to, and getting a chance to experience them as if I was there in the time of the 70s.

My chance to sing on stage with ABBA

ABBA the Museum is the homage to the stars of the Swedish music industry, and is one of the most musically interactive music museums I have ever experienced. It was a very special place to connect to your inner Dancing Queen, with a lot of chances to sing on stage with as a 5th ABBA member with holographic Agnetha Faltskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid “Frida” Lyngstad! It’s almost as if they were there with you! This museum is definitely for the fans and those who appreciate music that transcends generations. Even if you’re not entirely a fan like me or know all the songs, it’s hard not to get into the groove and be entertained with the great music and history to be learned of that band.

Also, if you want to make a music video, or record yourself singing along to the iconic songs, you can also do that in the Museum. How about following the famous dance moves, possibly making your own for ABBA to dance along with? And being on stage with the ABBA holograms, that I can’t get over, it was like seeing them for real and I wanted to sing with them all day! These and many more are what make the ABBA museum something worth visiting at one point in your life.

There’s also another thing I can’t forget about the ABBA museum: there’s this one spot in the museum with a dance floor and wide screen TV monitor showing ABBA music videos. You can either just watch and appreciate the music videos or get on the dance floor and get to dancing like a queen or king! It is definitely an ABBA experience worth experiencing at that moment!

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The Gold Room

The Gold Room

I’ll also be sharing of the notable places and displays I got into during my visit the ABBA The Museum, and my favorites. First is the Gold room. You can see the amazing costumes (all original!) used by ABBA from their tours, videos, promotional gigs and TV appearances from 1974 to 1980. The name from of the room came from the astounding gold records and awards the band acquired in their time for everyone to see, and it almost paints the display room in gold!

ABBA Polar Music Studio

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The replica of the Polar Music Studio, ABBA’s most important workplace, was something worth seeing in the museum. This was the place the band felt the most comfortable, and in their element, devoting hours and hours to create the perfect interpretation of the songs we listen today. They would often make many different attempts with one and the same song, all in their quest for the interpretation that was exactly right. Only when this ground work had been done would the construction of the famous ABBA sound begin. With Björn and Benny’s brilliance, and Agnetha and Frida’s voices, the most important ingredient in the sound, this is what made it truly sound like the famous ABBA sounds we’ve come to know and love.

ABBA Tailor Studio and Backstage Dressing Room

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The Backstage and the Tailor Studio were some of the ABBA-fashion related displays. I can imagine seeing the backstage how moments before their shows, the band was prepping: from Agnetha getting her bright blonde hair done, and Frida helped in her super tight stockings, and make-up applied to the ABBA boys Björn and Benny. It was a wonderful thought seeing how much effort and detail were put before their big shows and performances, and it’s equally appreciated in the Tailoring Studio. You’ll find Agnetha’s white jump suit that became the model for Donna’s stage outfit in the Mamma Mia! Musical, and Frida’s daring mini skirt with sequined panels. The iconic cat costumes in yellow and blue and the diagonal-striped tricot outfits in white, blue and purple are just some of the many famous creations you can see there! (Sadly you can’t wear them.)

ABBA Eurovision Outfit

Another fashion-related display featuring the famous colorful outfits of ABBA was the Eurovision Outfit Display. At first sight it’s rather unusual, but this was the very same famous outfit they wore when they won the Eurovision Song Contest in April 1974 for their song, Waterloo. It was a symbol of the beginning of their international career, as they were the first non-American group to have a cult-following that is still growing strong to this day.

From ABBA’s Cabin House, Stig Anderson’s Office, and the original Harrison 4032 Mixing Console that helped create many of ABBA’s music and albums, you can find it all there in the ABBA Museum.

ABBA’s Original Harrison 4032 Mixing Console

Harrison 4032 Mixing Console

Harrison 4032 is a 40-channel analogue audio mixing console which was bought by Polar Studios in 1978. Three ABBA albums have been recorded with this console: “Voulez-vouz”, “Super Trouper” and “The Visitors”. Among other productions done in this console can be mentioned Led Zeppelin’s “In Thought the Out Door” and Genesis’ “Duke”. The console was the first of its kind with outputs to the headphones and was custom made for Polar Studios. This was something completely new: each musician or singer could hear himself and adjust the listening after his own needs. The 8 white buttons under the 24 grey ones are the ones which were used. The console was later furnished with additional 16 channels.

If you want to bring home some souvenirs for your friends and family, feel free to drop by the ABBA Museum’s cashless Souvenir Shop. It offers a wide array of ABBA souvenirs from fridge magnets, t-shirts, baseball caps, ABBA music and video CDs, blu rays and DVDs, books and many more! ABBA the Museum is 100% cashless, so credit cards are the only form of payment accepted here. It’s rather bumming if you don’t have anything to take home so be sure to have your credit card! There’s also a restaurant and snack available that’s just close to the souvenir shop and the same form of payment applies. But no worries, if you’re more of a cash person there are several restaurants in the area near the museum that still accept cash payments.

Oh, and another thing: be sure to keep your ticket! Don’t ever lose it or throw it in the bin after your museum visit. Why is that, you may ask? Because that ticket is your access to view, share to your friends on Facebook and Twitter and download all the activities you did inside ABBA the Museum. Just log on to abbathemuseum.com website and under Personal Page menu, enter the 14-digit number found in the ticket.

ABBA the Museum is located in Djurgårdsvägen 68, Djurgarden, Stockholm, Sweden. City Tram No. 7 (Sergels Torg – Waldemarsudde) has a stop exactly right in front of the museum. Alternatively, you can also take Bus No. 44 (Ruddammen – Skansen) or by boat/ferry from Slussen (which, I would highly recommend!). Taxis are also available but it is a bit expensive. But I do suggest walking from the pier to the museum because there are a lot of things to see on the way there.

With any opportunities to sing, dance, record, and insert yourself into ABBA videos, it’s a great place to appreciate and experience ABBA and their legendary music. It’s definitely a way for music fans everywhere to connect to the ABBA legacy, so experience it for yourself like I did! Great fun ahead, and you won’t regret it.

ABBA The Museum: Iconic Music Experience Every ABBA Fan Would Love I grew up with ABBA. It was the everyday music my family played at home, almost like a soundtrack of our daily lives.