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dflcember 3.2004 you Better Shop Around Helpful holiday hints from the Just Out staff by Jim Radosta and Sarah Dougher Escential Lotions G Oils 7/0 N.W. 23rd Ave. • 503-248-9748 3638 S.C. Hawthorne Blvd. • 503-236 7976 If you’re concerned that the world will come to an end in the next four years, then why not treat yourself to some pleasant smells in the meantime? Escential’s two locations on Northwest 23rd and Southeast Hawthorne offer hundreds of perfume and oil fragrance choices (prices vary), including several with names that might provide some comfort in these trying times: Headache Srxither, Balanc ing and, most important of all, Clarity. You can also shop online at Escential.net. FurEver Pets 1902 N.C. Broadway • 503-282 4225 So you can’t afford to get yourself a pink vinyl outfit with fake-fur accents? Get your dog one! FurEver Pets carries Portland’s largest selection of fancy dog outfits ($30-$50) to deck Fido out for the winter season. Some outstanding pieces include the angora capelet in an understated gray, a smart argyle number for the terrier in your life and a very lovely soft harness that looks a little like a miniature jog bra. FurEver Pets gets their great dog outfits from a company in Japan called Puppia (that’s puppy + utopia). They have a full range of dog and cat gifts, fotxJ, sta tionery and toys. Your one-stop for that discerning hound! Day of the Dead dioramas depicting naked women showering together at the YW CA ($13). It’s the perfect gift to prepare for the Village People/Cher concert Jan. 25! In Other Words Women's Books and Resources 3734 S.C. Hawthorne Blvd. • 50 3 -232 6003 As America’s only nonprofit women’s bookstore, In Other Words is an excellent shop ping destination if books are what you need. This season, it is featuring titles from its nonsexist children’s hook col lection. Some titles you might consider are the coloring h(X)k by Jancinta Bunnell called Girls Are Not Chicks, as well as her other title, Boys Will Be Girls Will Be Boys (both around $10). In King and King and Family ($14.95), newly weds King Lee ;md King Bertie journey into the noisy jungle. The Kings soon discover that there’s no adventure more wonderful than starting a family. You can also shop online at InOtherWords.org. cock ring with a clit vibrator and a dangling mini cat-o-nines. The great thing about this toy is that the clit vibrator is remote con trolled— no messy wires to tangle. Another thoughtful gift might he the waterprixif vibrator ($20-$30) combined with some aqua erotica (printed on waterproof paper, of course) for the bathing beauty in your life. The Jellybean 72/ S.W. 10th Ave. • 503-222-58 88 3534 S.C. Hawthorne Blvd. • 503-239-9205 Lesbian owner Cynthia Frost has stacked her stores with enough cards, gifts and novel ties to get a rise out of anyone, hut the W Deck ($13) is just right for the right-wingers on your list. Every playing card depicts President Bush in drag: snuggling with her male lover, ice skat ing in an American flag costume, announcing her sex change on the cover of Focus magazine (not that there’s anything wrong with that— hut to him there sure is). You also get to see what Dubya would look like if he were a ptxxile or a monkey. Portico 3630 S.C. Division St. • 503-230-2522 This Dutch-owned interior decorating won derland across from the E-Rtxim is filled with an overwhelming array of colorful merchan dise, so don’t rush your visit. Particularly axil are the wcxxl plaques displaying crate labels from the 1940s as well as travel posters from France and other faraway destinations ($10- $16). They’re are sold on consignment from WildchikJ Designs, which is owned by self- described “stay-at-home mom” Brenda Mavro- matis of Tigard. It's My Pleasure 3106 N.C. 64th Ave. • 503-280-8080 J gy® .. wmr. jf There are many fantastic sta k in g stuffers available at It’s My Pleasure, particularly if JUS The Monkey G the Rat Presents of Mind Did you know that Portland is home to the son of Peter from Peter, Paul and Mary? Mr. Yarrow’s son Christopher is the owner of this fine establishment. If your love of “Puff, the 3633 S.C. Hawthorne Blvd. • 503 230 7740 131 N.W. Second Ave. • 503 224 3849 Gold Door 1 434 S.C. 37th Ave. • 5 0 3 -232 6069 Take just a few steps off the beaten path of Hawthorne— you’ll he glad you did. Gay owner Jerry Shover will amaze you with stories about sexy lead figurines made from melted-down car batteries, hut queers will especially love the you are into the naughty dice/sexy card game kind of stuff. On the other hand, if you actually want to give someone something to use while doing it, there are a few new items you should check out. One has the not-particularly-sexy name “Silicone Ring with Teaser” ($32.50), which kl 1 Magic Dragon” isn’t enough to get you through the door, maybe this will: The selec tion of “fine and friendly objects from faraway places” is outstanding, and the price is right, too. Check out the array of beautiful chop sticks ($4 a pair) and matching placemats ($5 each) and invite your friends over for some sushi. The best time to shop is from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays, when the store will he filled with fcxxl, drink and music to ease the burden on your wallet. Searching for the ideal stocking stutter for your newlywed pals? This should do: Same Soap Marriage ($8.50), a bar with two brides (or two grooms) smiling at you from inside the pure glycerin. This gift was suggested by cute gay employee Anthony Summers, the mastermind behind the lovely wrapping job on the cover of this issue. This gift will cleanse away your dirty sins and allow you to celebrate same- sex marriage in the pnxess. As Anthony pointed ixit, “It may not be legal, but let them try and •at >p U"’" jn
