Who: Diana
Where: Stand Up Comedy
Cutest piece: My Marni top!
Photo by: AM

Okay, it’s nearly 3 pm… so certainly we can forgo this whole “No Shopping Day” thingy, and buy the shit out of some stuff! Here are some helpful sale hints happening this weekend. (For those who don’t give two shakes about sales, skip to the video below of Heidi Klum doing funny things with her boobies.)

• You can save 10-30% on all men’s and women’s clothing from now through Sunday, at Portland’s posh Liza Rietz and a Broken Spoke (2305 NW Savier).

• The new and bustling ChapterFour (specializing in streetwear and accessories for the dandy and dandette about town) is having a storewide sale all weekend long (as well as being open late on Saturday with music, wine and snacks)! Check ‘em out at 4702 N Albina.

• Mario’s (806 SW Broadway) is having a designer sale (featuring Prada, Dolce & Gabbana, Jimmy Choo and lots more) FOR WOMEN starting today with selected clothing, shoes and bags 30-40% off.

• Alberta’s Idiom is slashing prices all the way through Monday with 15% off clothing and 10% off accessories. (1600 NE Alberta) Buy me something nice!!

And now, after the jump, Heidi Klum playing with her boobies.

While you are out stocking up for Thanksgiving Dinner, add an extra pound of cranberries to your list for an easy post-holiday treat.
Here’s what you need:

1 pound cranberries
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract or 1 vanilla bean, split
1 bottle of vodka

Place cranberries, sugar and vanilla in a medium saucepan. Place pan over medium heat and stir. Simmer cranberry mixture until the berries burst, about 5 to 6 minutes.

Divide mixture in half and pour into large, clean mason jars. Pour vodka into the jars to cover the berries. Set aside and allow to sit for 1 week. After 1 week, strain out the cranberries and store cranberry vodka in a clean jar in the refrigerator.
(recipe thanks to Michael Chiarello)

My serving suggestion is to shake the infused vodka with ice and strain into a cocktail glass, add a splash of soda and garnish with either a lime or orange wedge.
Perfection!
Happy Thanksgiving!!

Tonight, get crackin’ on your X-mas list at the Portland Urban Artists and Designers Affair featuring clothing, jewelry, home goods, baby gear, and more. Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison, 5:30 pm, 21+. Peep some of the goods here.

UPDATE! Tomorrow’s candlelight vigil will be held at 8 pm at the Q Center (69 SE Taylor). Please bring candles. The press release reads:

Tuesday’s gathering will be an opportunity for the community to come together and support Dan’s partner Jonny Shultz and family, mother Karyn Callaway and father Phil Callaway of Philomath; and younger brother Jesse Callaway of Portland. Dan, who worked as a cancer researcher in the Oncology department of Legacy Good Samaritan, will be remembered as a community activist, avid bike commuter, the life of the party and an expert in the art of practical jokes. Jonny and those close to Dan need the love and support of their community during this sad time.

Some of you may have heard that Jonny Shultz came home on Friday night (oddly, I was with him just before, co-judging Nolita’s butt contest) to find his partner, Dan Callaway fatally shot. (Authorities suspect that he interrupted a burglary.) Shultz has been a longtime member of the local community, design and otherwise, both with his own line and as an agent for Q6. Clearly he needs as much support as he can get right now, and friends are planning a candlelight vigil for tomorrow night. Stay posted for details.