FOR THOSE STUCK in PORTLAND 2 2011 Vanguard Holiday Guide 2011 Vanguard Holiday Guide 3
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HOL I DAY GUIDE 2 011 FOR THOSE STUCK IN PORTLAND 2 2011 Vanguard Holiday Guide 2011 Vanguard Holiday Guide 3 Editor-in-Chief LOOKING FOR SOMEthING TO Joshua Hunt Contents Editors Andrea Vedder, Janieve Schnabel, DO OVER thE BREAK? Erik Bengel, Kevin Fong Looking for something to do over the break? ............... 3 Copy Chief short-term hobbies for shouldn’t be an indicator of taste. Crossword puzzles Noah Emmet the holidays Longevity: An hour to cook and three days of nothing but Pros: Obsessive compulsives beware: they are inexpen- gingerbread for fruitcake to start looking appetizing. sive, and they are everywhere. The cheapskate’s guide to celebrating Christmas ............. 3 Ainslie Evans Cons: Your friends and family will inevitably come up Photo Editor VanGuaRD staFF Holiday movies with a four-letter word for “stop asking me for a four-letter Adam Wickham Pros: Regardless of your taste in films, there’s a holiday word for blank.” It will not fit into your crossword puzzle. Company for your misery ..................................... 4 Whether you’re stuck in Portland by your lonesome or just movie for everyone. Longevity: Depends on your problem solving-skills and Production Manager looking for something to combat boredom this holiday sea- Cons: If Christmas isn’t your holiday, good luck finding knowledge of fun facts (or creative use of Google). Roughly Ben Patterson son, short-term hobbies are a perfectly sound option. something else to watch until the 25th. an hour. Longevity: Two hours to watch a movie, two weeks before Art Director Let’s drink and be merry ...................................... 4 Knitting you’re able to find anything else on TV. Board games Katie West Pros: Whether you’re making hats, scarves or sweaters, Pros: Often nostalgic and involves interacting with friends there are few activities more productive than knitting. It’s Video games and family. Cover photo A weekend at Lloyd Center .................................... 6 easy to learn, and materials are readily available. Pros: Without classes, you can finally play Skyrim and Cons: If there aren’t two or more people involved, you’re Adam Wickham Cons: Perfectionists beware: There’s nothing more frus- God of War without feeling guilty. out of luck. trating than realizing you dropped a stitch five rows ago. Cons: At some point, you realize that you haven’t seen Longevity: An hour or two depending on the game and Dreck the halls ................................................ 6 Longevity: Six to 60 hours, depending on how well you daylight for three weeks. Unless that was the goal, in which level of competition. It may only last until the board game is Cover Diorama knit and the size of the project. case, mission accomplished. flipped over and may not be picked up again until the ensuing Katie West, Laken Wright Longevity: As long as it takes for the “real world” to inter- resentment wears off. Baking fere or sleep becomes necessary. Illustration Dress up PSU President Wim Wiewel ...................... 8 Pros: From sugar cookies and bonbons to bread pudding Winter-friendly sports Elizabeth Thompson and cheesecake, there’s nothing better than holiday desserts Reading Pros: If you live in a mountainous state like Oregon, ski- and the satisfaction of sharing your work with appreciative Pros: The break gives you an opportunity to finally read ing, snowboarding and sledding are viable options for get- Graphic Desigers Season’s greetings on the stage ...............................10 friends, roommates and mooches. one of those books sitting on your shelf. ting out of the house. Laken Wright, Tom Cober, Cons: The many, many pounds inevitably gained by the Cons: Reading more books inevitably means buying more Cons: The probability of injury is greatly increased. Elizabeth Thompson end of the break. books and feeding into the insurmountable task of reading Longevity: Six hours if you’re doing it right. Longevity: An hour each to bake and three weeks to figure everything you buy. Spreading holiday cheer in a crafty way ................... 10 out how much sugar you can consume before getting sick. Longevity: Two to 12 hours, depending on the length of the Sleeping Photographers book and how fast you read. Pros: If getting off the couch or out of bed isn’t the goal, Karl Kuchs, Saria Dy, Things to do with gingerbread catching up on sleep is a good idea. Miles Sanguinetti, Corinna Scott Shrouded in distaste ........................................ 11 Pros: Variety. While gingerbread men and houses have Painting Cons: The only thing that makes time fly by faster than become staples of the holidays, gingerbread pudding, muf- Pros: Gets the creative juices flowing. having fun is being unconscious. Copy Editors fins, brownies, pancakes and upside-down cake are also vi- Cons: When those creative juices start to spill all over Longevity: Only as long as it takes for the rest of the world Kathryn Banks, Sasha Fahrenkopf Holiday funds .............................................. 12 able options. your carpet. to wake you, be it two hours or three weeks. • Cons: Consists of the edible and not-quite-so edible. Longevity: Two to six hours, depending on the scale of the Contributors As toppled as upside-down cake is supposed to look, that project and whether it’s paint by numbers. Jenny Woodman, Kali Simmons, Sara Gates, Derek Donovan, Hannah Noble, A very boozy Christmas .................................... 13 Louie Opatz, Melinda Guillén, Nicholas Kula, Ainslie Evans, Gretchen Sandau, Kat Boyce, Jenny Woodman, Emily Comfort food for holiday entertaining .................... 14 The cheapskate’s Lakehomer Advertising Manager Jingle Hell .................................................. 15 guide to celebrating Iris Meyers Advertising Designer Christmas Laura Shea Advisor A 10-point list of better things to 5. Elf on DVD ($5.99) — An uproarious spend your money on than a Judson Randall film that will have you quoting lines every What’s Wim going Christmas tree, or: Items to disract chance you get. Invite guests over for a mov- to wear today? You your guests from noticing it’s ie night, or just curl up in a fuzzy blanket Advertising Advisor missing for a quiet evening in. Ann Roman decide on page 8 6. Holiday figurines ($1) — Try to find the Hannah Noble kitschiest, ugliest and most terrifyingly Advertising Sales VanGuaRD staFF precious ceramic figurines that you can. Iris Meyers They’ll make you laugh and drive your The holidays are among the most stressful, guests out before they even notice the ab- Distributors time-consuming, labor-intensive and, above sence of a tree. Brittanny Castillo, Brandy Castillo all, money-sucking periods of the year. In 7. Menorah ($7.99) — It’s an awfully good MIlEs sanguInEttI | VanguarD staff fact, the average Christmas tree costs rough- explanation for why you don’t have a Christmas kitsch Frosty the snowman, reminding you to set the bar ly $25 at your typical back-alley lot. Christmas tree, and it shows you’re positive low when it comes to selecting tasteful holiday figurines. So this holiday season, why not take a toward other religions and cultures. Plus, load off and skip the whole Christmas tree you may just end up with eight nights’ purchase? Here are some festive alternative worth of gifts. items with which to decorate your home and 8. Pinecones/leaves/sticks (free) — Go out- get you into a holly, jolly mood—all for less side or to your local park and gather up dead than $25! twigs, leaves, pinecones and other tokens of the great outdoors. Arrange them in a box 1. Santa hat ($1) — A stylish souvenir that or basket along with your newly acquired can be propped up on a coffee table, sport- cinnamon sticks for a pungent, organic ed around town or adhered to your cat’s decoration. head for your annual family Christmas 9. Sugar cookie mix ($1.99) — It’s no se- card. cret that desserts around the holidays are 2. Christmas lights ($4.99) — String lights a comforting necessity. Frost your cookies along the walls and windows to instantly with your choice of icing and add winter- emit a holiday vibe. You don’t have a tree themed sprinkles to create an exquisitely to hang them on, but with enough voltage simple treat. Send them to your friends as you may be able to temporarily blind your gifts to prevent them from visiting your guests from noticing. treeless home. 3. Homemade snowflakes (free) — Unearth 10. Christmas cheer (free) — Even without some old magazines, newspapers or scrap a tree, it’s possible to get into the holiday computer paper, grab your safety scissors spirit and feel positively jovial. As Buddy and go wild. Attach your snowflakes to the Elf says, “The best way to spread every viable surface to create a cost-free Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to winter wonderland! hear!” 4. Cinnamon sticks ($1.99) — “What is that amazingly refreshing, decadent, distract- Total: $24.95 • ing scent?” Cinnamon, that’s what. 4 2011 Vanguard Holiday Guide 2011 Vanguard Holiday Guide 5 Let’s drink BREAK Out thE MIstlETOE and be merry An old-school The on ice, holding onto your partner for support and laughing. late show In fact, it’s probably less romantic if you’re actually good The Keep chilly winter nights at bay by at ice skating. Cruising comfortably around the rink just romantic’s guide to Laurelhurst wouldn’t cut it in a rom-com. warming up with a few local seasonal ales is perfect If you and your hardened heart scoff at my cornball mus- holiday dating for any ings, try indulging in your favorite controlled substance Gretchen Sandau dating beforehand. VanGuaRD StaFF Louie Opatz occasion. VanGuaRD staFF There’s nothing like celebrating the holiday season by grabbing some local sea- Night skiing at Ski Bowl sonal ales and kicking back with friends.