Is it me, or does Portland have twice the hipness of Seattle, crammed into half the space? I don’t know if it’s just that it’s less spread out, or that I had a tour guide who was savvy enough to show me all the hot up-and-coming neighborhoods, or that I was feeling more affluent than usual and willing to buy stuff, or that I was magically hotter over the weekend and looked awesome in everything I tried on, but this weekend was dangerously commerce-tastic. And Portland had tons of adorable, unique, independent boutiques stocked with awesome wares. I even bought FOUR presents for Grant (and I usually forget to buy people souvenirs entirely).