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It’s a time when our money is magical ly sucked from our wallets and pumped into cash registers every where to feed the all-powerful machine known as American consumerism. ‘Tis the season to spend money — and lots of it. Here's a list of some popular gifts flying off the shelves this month: Sing ’N Snore Ernie: This should come as no surprise to anyone. Last year’s Tickle Me Elmo craze naturally has spawned a huge market for cud dly, battery-operated Sesame Street characters that parents are fighting for at toy stores every where. The fact that such a seemingly simple toy is so popular is perhaps an in dication that kids these days have grown disen chanted with imperson al, highly digitized and computerized toy ... Virtual Pets: ... Or per haps not. I m unclear on how exactly this works, but it’s a computer “pet” that will “die” if you don’t feed t it and take care of it. Elec- * ironies stores are selling out ot these everywhere. The new and improved Barbie: It’s about time. America’s sweet heart is getting a new figure: flat ter bust and thicker waist. Per haps this is an indication of the public’s growing impatience with our cultural perception of female beauty. Or perhaps it’s just a pub licity stunt put on by the Mattel Corporation. Either way, Barbie’s new, more realistic proportions are a step in the right direction to ward healthier body images for women. Magic: The Gathering: In an in vestigation of this game, which is part role-playing exercise and part collector’s hobby, a writer in SPIN magazine called “Magic: The Gathering” “the biggest teen nerd-boy craze since Rubik’s Cube.” The customizable card game has been a gamer’s obses sion for years, but thanks to an ag gressive new advertising cam paign, Magic has gone more mainstream. There are literally thousands of different cards to collect, and each one has certain "powers” that can be used in the game, which is far too complex to describe here. If you know some one who’s a math whiz and has an immense amount of time on his or her hands to learn the rules, a pack of these cards might be just the ticket. New “Star Wars” action fig ures: It’s truly hard to believe that 20 years after their original re lease, these movies keep on mak ing such an enormous amount of money. Kids and adults alike are again bent on collecting all the characters — from Boba Fett to Luke Skywalker. This time, how ever, the Kenner-made figures are more generously proportioned than the figures released during and after the films’ first nm. (I sure don’t remember Luke and Vader having rippling chest muscles.) The immense love of these movies can only be considered a cultural phenomenon. One can only imagine the type of frenzied mob scenes that will occur at Toys ‘R Us’s across the country when the next three I movies are finally released. Having trouble deciding on what to buy your parents, sib lings, friends, relatives and/or ^ significant others this sea son? Is your cash flow sub par or just plain nonexistent? Here are some suggestions for gifts that won’t break the bank: Good coffee: A more accu rate description for this rich, steaming liquid would be Nectar of the Gods. A pound of rich, full-bodied coffee from any good cafe in the area is a hard gift not to like, and it certainly beats the generic Safeway stuff any aay. Scented candles: These are a consistently popu lar gift; they smell good, they re attractive anywhere and they add great ambiance for a ro mantic evening at home. Plus, the small ones cost next to nothing. Handmade things: Upon brows ing through countless gift shops in Portland’s trendy Northwest dis trict, I realized that most of the trin kets I saw could be easily made at home and could save the gift-giver a good deal of money. For in stance, go to the drugstore, buy a plain box, cover it with some vel WENDY FULLER/Emerald Here is a homemade gift box. vety fabric: and — voila! A gift box. Or string some neat beads together and make a necklace or bracelet. Or buy a plain glass orb and paint it to create a Christmas tree orna ment. The person who receives it will appreciate the time and effort you put into making it far more than anything that can be bought at a store. The Simpsons Bio-Genetic Re construction Kit: Okay, so this is n’t exactly cheap — it’s $17 — but it's so great that I have to put it in here. It’s a set of Simpsons refrig erator magnets, and you can mix and match their body parts to cre ate a bizarre amalgamation of characters. For instance, you can put Homer’s head on Bart’s body with Marge’s hair and Moe’s eyes. This is a must for any serious Simpsons fan (meaning you’ve seen every episode at least twice). Books: Buy someone an unusu al book that can’t be found in a li H brary. 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