Join me for happy hour with Amanda! Amanda used to be a bartender at East Chinatown Lounge in Portland, Oregon. She tells the tale of seeing a dark, amorphous shape (like out of a Miyazaki film) that gave her extremely malevolent vibes. Don’t mind me while I join Amanda in backing verrryyyy slowly out of the room. 

Amanda’s Boo Club: The Trojan Horse Affair Podcast

Overview from their site: “A strange letter appears on a city councilor’s desk in Birmingham, England, laying out an elaborate plot by Islamic extremists to infiltrate the city’s schools. The plot has a code name: Operation Trojan Horse. The story soon explodes in the news and kicks off a national panic. By the time it all dies down, the government has launched multiple investigations, beefed up the country’s counterterrorism policy, revamped schools and banned people from education for the rest of their lives.”

Amanda’s Shares not Scares: Water conservation! 

Many of us take water for granted; it’s a precious resource and we can all do our part to conserve water and help out our planet. Some resources:

• Laundry-to-Landscape Greywater System - The laundry-to-landscape system is a simple system with easy distribution of greywater to multiple plants. It is relatively low cost, and easy to install.
• 10 Easy Ways to Save Water in Your Yard and Garden by loveyourlandscape.org 
• Backyard Habitat Certification Program - Learn how to create a habitat for local plants and species to thrive! 
• Tank Girl - Not so much a resource as a 1995 sci fi/post-apocalyptic film about the importance of water and the impact of draughts.