Pulse Editor
Jacquelyn Lewis
jacquelynlewis@dailyemerald.com
Tuesday, October 29,2002
Oregon Daily Emerald
On Friday
Mason West:
The next
American
Idol?
Students
seek, plan
autumn
romance
Natasha
Chilingerian
Ask Nat
Dear Nat: There’s this girl I’m really
into, and we’re both going to this Hal
loween bash. I want to make my move
that night, and I need a few tips so I won’t
scare her away!
— Wants Action on Halloween
Dear Wants Action: Well, I can’t guar
antee she won’t be scared away. She
might encounter a fake bloody corpse
that night and get
spooked — and it
would have nothing
to do with you!
In order to woo
this chick properly,
I’d start off with a
hot costume. Stay
away from the
pumpkin, clown
and jester outfits.
Go for something
suave, like a John
Travolta look, com
plete with tight
pants, a silky shirt and gelled hair. Don’t
forget to spritz on some enticing cologne
— the sense of smell is very important
when it comes to attraction.
At the party, try suggesting some “get
in the mood” activities. Remember that
game where you pass an orange around
a circle of people with your neck? It’s
perfect for encouraging lots of flesh-to
flesh contact. So grab a round piece of
fruit and “neck” with your girl — racy
thoughts are sure to follow. Dancing on
Halloween is another great way to get
someone’s attention. Since people are
dressed up, they tend to take on traits
of different characters and loosen up on
the dance floor. Take this opportunity
to show off your flirtatious moves next
to her, and there’s no doubt she’ll boo
gie on back.
Aside from letting you in on the sea
sonal advantages, I think you could use
some everyday dating advice. When it
comes to parties, it’s possible to start a
relationship with a girl you’ve just met
if you don’t come off as super-sleazy.
Aim to act down to earth, sweet and
caring, as well as talkative and flirty. If
you keep up a consistent interest —
but not a desperate interest — she
won’t be frightened away. Then she
can enjoy all the thrills you provide for
her long after All Hallow’s Eve has end
ed — no witchcraft needed.
Dear Nat: My boyfriend and I are plan
ning on having sex for the first time, and
I’m a little nervous about it. What can I
do to make the experience run comfort
ably and smoothly?
— First Time Jitters
Dear First Time: Honey, the first time
is hardly comfortable (in fact, it’s hardly
painless). And smoothly? Maybe a little
K-Y Jelly can help with that.
First of all, I hope your “little” amount
of nervousness isn’t actually a “big”
amount. Because if it is, “losing it” may
not be the best thing right now. Be sure
your relationship is stable enough so that
sex will only enhance things, not compli
cate them.
Turn to Ask Nat, page 8
Crafted with care
Jewelry makers in Eugene
create works with ‘soul’
Helen Schumacher
Pulse Reporter
Nome May first started selling
her homemade jewelry at the
Grateful Dead concerts she fre
quented. Since then, her clientele
has changed.
These days, slightly more con
servative crowds flock to her booth
at Eugene’s Saturday Market.
May has been selling her bead
and silver work at the market for
the past 13 years. She is one of
many local jewelers making wear
able art.
“It’s one of the original arts,”
May said “It’s one of the primary
things people have done to adorn
themselves. It’s a primal need.”
It only takes a glance at the
ears, necks and wrists of Universi
ty students to notice the populari
ty of handcrafted jewelry.
According to Felice Garter, an
other local jewelry maker, there
is a good reason people prefer
handmade goods to machine
made ones.
“People like to know the per
son they’re buying stuff from —
that they thought about what
they were making, instead of it
being cranked out in a factory,”
Garter said. “They like that the
jewelry is one-of-a-kind.”
Garter described her pieces as
integrating a lot of stones and wire
work — inexpensive, but nice.
She said price is a major factor
for many of her customers.
“Kids come wanting to buy stuff
for their mom, like #5 earrings,”
Garter said. She said the $5 glass
and stone earrings are probably
her most popular items. She also
sells wire and glass anklets and
necklaces at her booth at Satur
day Market.
Garter first delved into jewel
Mark McCambridge Emerald
Vendors at Designs by Dru chat at Eugene's Saturday Market while not busy with customers.
ry-making while working as a
salesperson for a jeweler in Key
West, Fla.
“He started showing me a few
things and let me make a few
things,” she said. “I also taught
myself and took some classes.”
From there, Garter’s hobby
blossomed into a career that she
said she really enjoys.
“I like being self-employed
and making my own hours,”
Garter said. “I like making things
with my hands, and I’m able to
support myself.”
May said her love of the materi
al is the highlight of the job.
“I got a thing for beads. I love
their history, their look, their
feel,” May said. “I like having all
those beautiful beads go through
my hands.”
However, May said there are
some drawbacks to making jewelry.
“I really like making expensive,
time-consuming stuff and using ex
pensive stones,” May said. “But it’s
hard to find people to sell it to.”
Many local jewelers said stiff
competition is another downside to
the art.
Becca Clark, who makes jewelry
for her business, Firebird Silver
works, said it’s hard to earn a living.
makingjewelry.
“You have to stay one step ahead
of everyone else and be able to do
different designs,” Clark said. “It’s
not enough to just be a good silver
smith.” She added, “In this coun
try, artists aren’t appreciated.”
Although jewelry makers may
lament these hardships, it does
lead to a lot of different styles of
work — to the advantage of cus
tomers who, as a result, are able
to find creative, high-quality
pieces at cheaper prices easily.
During a walk through the booths
at Saturday Market, browsers are
likely to find silver, stones and
beads being used in different ways
to create a wide array of styles.
Clark, who described her work
as organic and inspired by nature,
said people like artisan-crafted jew
elry because a handmade creation
is more than just an accessory.
“It has soul,” she said.
Contact the Pulse reporter at
helenschumacher@dailyemerald.com.
Late-night munchies are made easy
If gourmet cooking isn’t your cup of tea,
Rosen and Reiss offer an alternative
Reporter’s notebook
Jacquelyn Lewis
Pulse Editor
I procrastinated for weeks before opening
the recipe book “Midnight Snacks: 150 Easy
and Enticing Alternatives to Standing by the
Freezer Eating Ice Cream from the Carton.” I
knew I would eventually have to write the re
view, and felt fear slowly building in the pit of
my stomach — or maybe it was just laziness.
Whatever the case, I realized I had a problem.
First of all, I don’t cook. OK, I’ll admit it: I can’t
cook. For some reason, I have always had trou
ble following the directions; I find measurements
tedious — meticulously sifting an exact cup of
flour into a bowl of slimy eggs and sugar or wait
ing an hour for a chicken to roast doesn’t exactly
float my boat.
Why not just dump in whatever amounts of any
ingredients you think will taste good together? Bet
ter yet, go to the store and buy that treat you’re
craving pre-packaged. It’s faster and cheaper.
But after extensive soul searching — OK, it
was only about five minutes — I came to the
conclusion that culinary artistry must possess
some sort of intrinsic value. After all, thousands
of men and women do it every day — and they
enjoy it, too. My mom can produce a tasty snack
in what seems like minutes. Even my younger
brother can whip up a mean lasagna.
So. I decided to get busy. I read the introduc
tion. Mmm — authors Michael J. Rosen and
Sharon Reiss promised everything from hang
over remedies to full-blown breakfasts, all meant
to be consumed at the stroke of midnight or lat
er. Flipping through the 193-page manual, I even
found recipes for dog and cat treats. (I wonder if
my cats lie awake yearning for a homemade
midnight snack?)
The recipes seemed painless enough, and
Rosen and Reiss promised “to uphold a certain
moderation: No worrying about protein/carbo
hydrate ratios, no delicate suspensions of egg
yolks and oil, no sifting of powdered sugar
through doily templates.” However, a few of the
dishes seemed to defy this guarantee, requiring
fancy embellishments, such as Norwegian
smoked salmon and drizzles of olive oil.
The book is divided into different hours with dif
fering themes surrounding the recipes, such as
“After-After Dinner Treats” and “Slumber Party
Time.” Another of the cookbook’s merits is that it
offers small portions — perfect if you’re a college
student living on your own.
The drawings of various food items accompa
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nying the recipes were also fun to look at, but it
was time to get down to business. First, I chose the
buckeye bars, but decided that would be cheating,
because the recipe didn’t require any baking at all.
Eventually, I settled on the parmesan shortbread,
which required minimal ingredients—save for the
eight tablespoons of butter! — and only 25 min
utes of oven time.
The ingredients — lots of butter, sugar,
Turn to Munchies, page 7