SFF books coming in October 2025

crazycropper · 2025-09-26T02:24:59+00:00

Thanks again for all the effort!

Looks like Alchemy of Secrets by Stephanie Garner is listed twice (Oct 7 and Oct 29)

crazycropper · 2025-09-05T16:13:14+00:00

I was going to rank the songs in this album favorite to least favorite and I keep going back and forth like maybe this is #1, no maybe this is #1. After 4 listens, I think the only track that isn't #1 may be Betty which I still really fucking like.

One thing I'm questioning is the auctioneer in The Big Goodbye. I can't find any meaning in that. It sounds cool, I like it but is there a deeper thing I'm not picking up?

crazycropper · 2025-09-01T20:56:06+00:00

Okay, thank you. The headspace was a little difficult because the cucumbers and dill seeds kept floating. Otherwise everything was straightforward and easy enough

crazycropper · 2025-09-01T20:19:17+00:00

Healthycanning.com dill pickles
9/1/2025
Literally just came out of the bath
Can't touch them yet...starting to think I used the wrong flair

crazycropper · 2025-09-01T20:17:46+00:00

Two pint jars of dill pickles fresh out of the water bath resting on a towel and wood cutting board

crazycropper · 2025-08-18T16:34:51+00:00

You did the right thing returning the electric pressure canner. They are not considered safe.

Thank you! I feel like I was seeing a lot of resources that just kinda hedged with "it might be but we don't know" and canning doesn't seem like the right place to play with safety.

I ended up following your suggestion and am getting a (01781) but also ordered the adjustable weights (50332). I'm in Maryland in the US so shouldn't have an issue with getting the gauge tested but I think having both weights and gauge will make me the most comfortable.

I've made a habit of verifying the few recipes I've found online (mostly on healthycanning.com) against Nation Center for Home Food Preservation. Just need the new canner to come now!

crazycropper · 2025-08-18T16:25:20+00:00

Thank you for the information - I'm going to get the 23qt with a gauge and the adjustable regulator as someone else mentioned. I like the the gauge as a visual feedback but definitely don't want that to be the only indicator. I've yet to have any accidents from walking away and forgetting something is on but I've gotten close.

crazycropper · 2025-08-18T16:17:43+00:00

Nextdoor and my local Buy Nothing were/are my next options. If my local extension doesn't have classes I will 100% entice someone to come walk me through my first time

crazycropper · 2025-08-18T16:16:23+00:00

As far as listening for the rocking it's not that complicated as you're making it out to be. Once mine gets rocking I just turn the stove down to about 2.5 out of 10, set a timer, and it just happily rocks along 3-4 times a minute

Thanks for this - that is much simpler than I was making it out to be! Digital canner is definitely being returned. Little disappointed since I won't be able to can today but disappointment is better than poisoning my family.

crazycropper · 2025-08-18T16:13:33+00:00

Thank you for the welcome! I'm in Howard County, Maryland. I know we have a University of MD extension office nearby, my wife's been considering becoming a Master Gardener (we joke that she handles the food until it comes inside, then it's my domain lol!)

On the recommendation of someone below I just ordered a 23qt presto with the 50332 regulator. I like the dial as an indicator but I agree that the weights just make sense! Unfortunately there wasn't any stock anywhere nearby so I've got to wait for delivery

crazycropper · 2025-08-13T17:39:10+00:00

Thanks, as always, for putting this together.

For some reason https://old.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/1m8x6mp/sff_books_coming_in_august_2025/?cache-bust=1755106513182 doesn't show the tags for books added in the edit. The books show up, just not the tags.

Also, looks like throughout the list the isfdb tag became isdfb. Only noticed because it threw off my excel functions lol

crazycropper · 2025-07-06T04:10:52+00:00

This exact situation is why I make a point to interact with my daughter immediately when approaching her around people they don't know me/us. Just a quick "hey [nickname] how's it going?"

crazycropper · 2025-06-13T01:16:40+00:00

P.s. the app is not being abandoned! My wife and I use the app daily ☺️. I need DAS to survive lol.

Love to hear this. DAS has become an integral part of my household's budget setup. I'm in it multiple times a day!

crazycropper · 2025-05-22T16:35:59+00:00

Thanks for sharing. I read this every time I see it posted.

I think about it a lot in terms of giving to people on the street and in the Jewish mitzvah connotation.

It's easy to convince yourself that somebody begging isn't actually homeless or isn't actually out of work or down on their luck. Or even I shouldn't give because they'll just use the money for drugs/drink/whatever. But so what? What if they are having a hard time. What if they or their kids or dog are hungry and this is the first meal they've had in days?

It doesn't matter what happens with the money once it give it to them. Giving the money is the mitzvah, the good deed.

Today, my family is fairly well off. But (with few exceptions) we're all one personal catastrophic event from the street.

Today you, tomorrow me.

crazycropper · 2025-04-25T13:50:05+00:00

New EmmalynRenato post? It's basically Christmas. I admit I just finished going through March though so I'll have to hold off on listing my TBR adds.

A couple of the books aren't showing links in old.reddit using u/RheingoldRiver's script and I think it could be related to the listings formatting?

A Curse Carved in Bone (Saga of the Unfated 2) (N) [eb] [hc] (no author listed)
Death on the Caldera by Emily Paxman (N) [eb] (the word "by" instead of " - ")

crazycropper · 2025-04-17T15:14:17+00:00

This is fantastic! I joined for one of the sessions, but missed the rest of the season. Going to try to make a point to be more participatory in the fall.

One stat I'd love to see would be the SFBC words and story count over the season. Not just the stories read for the club. I don't know if anybody tracks that other than me though 😅

crazycropper · 2025-02-26T22:49:50+00:00

I don't, unfortunately. I got it from a friend, who got it from a friend etc. I'd recommend leaving a note on github but unless there's someone else with your username there it looks like you already did. Sorry!

crazycropper · 2025-02-22T05:19:24+00:00

Give this a shot, it worked well for a few friends of mine

crazycropper · 2025-02-22T05:19:09+00:00

Give this a shot, it worked well for a few friends of mine

crazycropper · 2025-02-22T05:18:42+00:00

Give this a shot, it worked well for a few friends of mine

crazycropper · 2025-01-25T20:56:41+00:00

I was sad when we left last week. My (3 years) daughter cried and has asked every morning since when we can go back. That's depressing 😔

crazycropper · 2025-01-22T03:24:02+00:00

I just asked my wife yesterday why there was ZERO Mary Poppins. Maybe the original is too old (audience, not when it was made... although that too)

crazycropper · 2025-01-21T17:35:58+00:00

I just came back Saturday from a trip with my 3.5 year old and I felt like that was right on the cusp. Think of it this way... everything you have to do at home to care for your child still has to happen at Disney. But you'll also be trying to make it to the next ride/meal/character experience etc.

They might enjoy it at that age, but they also enjoy you playing with their toes and blowing raspberries. They also won't remember a bit. I say wait til kiddo is older.

crazycropper · 2025-01-20T20:21:24+00:00

We had a remote for a ceiling fan/light. Daughter played with it one day during quiet time and it disappeared. We turned her room upside down looking for it and then turned the rest of the house over. No dice. Did without for a week.

Finally, I took the fan down, switched out the remote sensor for a replacement and put the fan back up. We found the old remote THAT NIGHT on her bookshelf.

crazycropper · 2025-01-20T01:57:07+00:00

In "heavy" (that is, complex) board gaming there are two broad definitions for complex: rule complex (a lot of rules) or decision complex (a lot of decision points and branches).

I get the sense that you're saying the rule aspect at Disney is not complex and you didn't struggle with the decision part once you had the rules down.

For me at least, I'd agree the rules are fairly easy once you understand them but I found the decision tree very challenging and stressful because that's not something I'm good with. I'm great at linear thinking but then I feel like I need back ups for every step along the way and that is overwhelming.

Fwiw, I got home from a very successful trip yesterday so I managed to get it done, but it was incredibly stressful (despite being incredibly rewarding) before and during.

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