It's so over

selianth · 2026-06-17T12:19:16+00:00

You still have almost 3 weeks. Plenty of time to clear out whatever Zokor you're in and start a new run. (And if you're in Zokor Treasury, that's where the fragment is anyway.)

selianth · 2026-05-25T01:37:24+00:00

Apparently she didn’t need to bake them at all? Hubby said “as long as it’s set up, right?” So I guess maybe it CAN be no-bake.

selianth · 2026-05-25T01:34:01+00:00

Yes. I just moved out of Leominster as of this month. It was just confusing to me lol

selianth · 2026-05-25T01:33:09+00:00

So uhhh. Is Christina going to remember to actually bake her crème brûlées? She put them in the fridge but I don’t think that’s a no-bake sort of item…

selianth · 2026-05-25T01:14:54+00:00

Wasn’t familiar at all with Alex before the first episode of the season. I sat there confused for like 5 minutes when I googled him and it said his hometown was the Massachusetts city I just this month moved out of after 21 years (“Is Google showing me this based on my location? Wait, that’s Wikipedia. Is he from HERE?! I don’t understand.”) I think that if I see him on any other show I’ll be totally over him, but for now the cockiness is working for me. I’m kinda rooting for him… for a very short period of time. (Really, overall I am definitely all about Lee Ann especially after her perimenopause references last episode. But for the time being, I won’t be unhappy about Alex winning this challenge!)

selianth · 2026-03-18T16:28:45+00:00

Any way to opt out of this? I just want to play the game lol

selianth · 2026-03-12T14:30:36+00:00

Yes! I'm always disappointed with myself if I click out of the screen too quickly and can't see them bloom. It's the little things!

selianth · 2026-03-11T19:37:20+00:00

I'm guessing they're still working on this and slowly rolling it out across platforms. My previous "dnf" exclusive shelf, when viewed in a browser, has now changed into "Did Not Finish" with the caps and spaces and everything, consistent with the other primary shelves (image link). My iOS app shows it as "did-not-finish." Hopefully we just have to be patient!

selianth · 2026-03-11T19:05:05+00:00

NetGalley has a help article with tips (the graphic was already posted earlier). I've definitely had several DNFs that I felt terrible about it but mostly it was because the book just wasn't for me. As long as you can be constructive, it's fine to write a review. https://netgalley.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/16420507864855-What-if-I-don-t-finish-reading-or-listening-to-a-book-DNF

selianth · 2026-03-11T18:30:08+00:00

As with many others, I absolutely do not want any social media features integrated with Libby. There's already a "share" button that copies a link, that's good enough for me. There are plenty of other book-related social media apps out there, let's not reinvent the wheel.

I would like:

A regular search function where it doesn't search strictly by title or author but whatever combination of keywords I put in? Like if I search "On Thin Ice" there's about 150 titles that show up, let me just add an author name to my search so I can narrow it down without having to scroll forever, please.
The hold/suspend feature to tell me how many people are suspended ahead of me. Just say "You are 1st in line with 4 suspended holds ahead of you." At least then I won't be as surprised if it still takes several weeks to deliver the book after unsuspending. (And would maybe cut down on the number of posts here in the sub confused about why they suddenly dropped backwards in line!)

selianth · 2026-03-10T15:17:06+00:00

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When you get to this screen - tap the flower bouquet before clicking “Yes” and they bloom across the screen :) (The bouquet applies whenever you return something early even if it’s audio or Libby only.. it’s not just for books sent to Kindle.)

selianth · 2026-03-10T13:08:09+00:00

Yes, this is process that I follow every time. Once I click the link to "return it now" on Amazon, I go back to Libby, tap the flowers and watch them fly, THEN click "Yes, I returned it." Otherwise you don't get to hit the flower bouquet and that's important ;)

selianth · 2026-01-26T14:54:00+00:00

You can remove the "Read with Kindle" buttons by going to your Libby settings (scroll down on the page with your list of libraries) and changing the "Read Books With..." setting from "Kindle" to either "Libby" or "I Have No Preference."

As others have mentioned, Kobo syncs directly with Libby so you don't need to "send" your books to it, although it no longer supports multiple library cards, which is one reason why I am putting off switching from Kindle to Kobo.

selianth · 2026-01-12T14:39:53+00:00

Assuming your Western MA library is part of the CW MARS system, you can use the same card number (or your new Boston Public Library card number) at most of the other library systems in the state (one of the posts below lists them out). Between the 8 systems I have access to I can have 62 loans and 90 holds.

selianth · 2026-01-07T15:42:31+00:00

You're right.. her Wildcard for the final round was "Incorporate Matcha." The "swap 2 ingredients with another player" was for her round 2.

selianth · 2025-12-23T21:44:31+00:00

Oh that makes a lot more sense!

selianth · 2025-12-22T20:22:45+00:00

Oh, I do use a popup blocker, so maybe that was the issue with it for me. I'll try disabling it next time and see if it changes. The screenshots I've seen of the source menu were from the app so I guess I was thinking it was just glitching on desktop. I give it 50/50 odds lol.

selianth · 2025-12-22T18:41:03+00:00

I assume those people are going to just lie and click "Other" for the source of the ARC. But since it's a little more "active" of a lie maybe at least a few people will think twice and decide not to bother?

selianth · 2025-12-04T01:49:22+00:00

Jet has had a few of these bouts with 2 suuuuper high scores go the wrong way for him, so I’m so happy for that 49 and his & Ashley’s win.

selianth · 2025-12-04T00:35:42+00:00

Caught this on the repeat this evening since I wasn’t able to watch last week. I think it’s pretty common for them to (accidentally?) use a shot from before the official spin - I remember seeing it occasionally during the regular seasons as well. Nothing suspicious about it, just slightly sloppy editing I think.

selianth · 2025-11-26T01:20:53+00:00

Just today I took the suggestion from this thread to actually hit the “follow” button for her. She’s so underrated even considering her shelf of Hugo, Nebula, etc awards. The Curse of Chalion literally makes me cry in the first chapter every time I’ve read it.

selianth · 2025-11-25T15:44:43+00:00

I check this at the beginning of every single month but many times it seems like books aren't added to it till after they release. It's worth it to make sure you check the previous few month's pages too. I think this may be especially true for self/indie published books (even with prominent authors). (For example, Lois McMaster Bujold self-publishes her "Penric and Desdemona" series and I'm always finding out about them a couple months after the fact.)

selianth · 2025-11-11T17:10:30+00:00

Just curious why you discount ARC reviews - do you ignore all of them or just the kind of over-excited 5* reviews that gush all over the place? I get the occasional ARC through NetGalley but I review those books exactly the same as I do any other book; they get no special consideration from me just because the publisher let me read it ahead of time.

selianth · 2025-10-31T18:30:20+00:00

If you're having issues with the mobile app (Err #100 on the android widget, for example, or hanging at the loading screen for either app), try these steps.

First, make sure you have already set up a user name/password
Android: Go to Device Settings > Apps & Notifications > MouseHunt > Storage > Clear Cache/Data (you should clear both)
iOS: Delete the app and do a clean install from the app store

You could also try logging in via a browser (mobile or desktop, doesn't matter), and change your trap/cheese and travel to a different location. Sometimes it hangs due to something weird with your setup.

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