Thanks so much for the detailed advice!

I’ll try to not let my uncertainties about the hassle of taxes/legal deter me from giving it a shot.

I appreciate you taking the time to give me such a detailed write up!

Appreciate the response even if it might be bullshit ;)

You have mostly confirmed what my research online has found… which helps me at least feel confident in the steps I’d need to take.

Talking to a professional sounds like a smart idea.

I really like the Life Is Strange series for “playing together” with my wife.

It’s not multiplayer, but it’s like watching a movie and making choices for the characters along the way.

I just finished reading The Mercy of Gods by James S. A. Corey (authors of the Expanse series). Overall I really liked it and am excited for this series! I feel like the characters haven’t hooked me as much as the characters from the Expanse series, but I’m going to give them more time to develop.

I am now reading The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett. This one has surprised me how much I’ve enjoyed it so far. I have read his Founders trilogy and Divine Cities books and found them hit or miss.

I finished the first trilogy of the Riftwar Saga by Raymond E. Feist. This was a series I had read as an early teenager so not my first time through it.

It was largely a disappointing read… it felt very “surface level” for a fantasy book and I never felt very invested. It is hard to read when you compare to Sanderson or Rothfuss worlds and characters.

Next up, I’m going to check out Foundation and will read in chronological order rather than publication order.

I recently finished Wind and Truth (Stormlight Archive #5) and was extremely pleased with the end of this era.

I am currently (re)reading A Darkness at Sethanon by Raymond E. Feist (Riftwar Saga #3). This series isn’t as good as I remembered from when I was in high school, but it’s reasonably entertaining on the whole.

Not sure what I’ll read after that. If anyone has a good fantasy / sci-fi recommendation let me know! Keep in mind, I’ve read all Sanderson has to offer :)

I finished the first two books in the Red Rising Saga and have just begun the third.

Really enjoying the series as a whole - fun concept, interesting characters, and lots of action!

I finished Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang. It was pretty enjoyable, each short story was well-contained and lasted only long enough to tell the story without being drawn out too much.

I am now reading Red Rising by Pierce Brown. It reminds me a bit of Hunger Games in the initial setup, but I’m hooked!

but I couldn’t put it down for the last dozen chapters.

Welcome to the Sanderlanche :)

Since last time, I finished Severance by Ling Ma. I thought it was a good read - sorta reminded me of Catcher in the Rye due to its bleak tone & main character’s… unwillingness to take responsibility / control of their life? Overall, I’d recommend it; it’s pretty short.

I’m now reading Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang. These are a collection of short stories that have been really fun!

Ha kind of? There’s another book in the series written by a different author as a fanfic I believe that was “blessed” by the actual author and published as a 4th book.

I finally finished Death’s End (book 3 of the Three Body Problem series). I have to admit, I was pretty tired of this series by the end. I don’t think I’ll read the 4th? Overall, I like the ideas presented, but found the story to be underwhelming and sometimes boring.

I just started Severance by Ling Ma. I’ll try to remember to post an update in a future thread when I finish!

Thank you very much!

I have been considering playing these… is there an actual recommendation on play order listed somewhere? I’m sure I could reverse engineer it from your tongue-in-cheek comment, but figured I’d ask since you seem familiar :)

I’ve been working my way through the Remembrance of Earth’s Past series (Three Body Problem books). I’m on Death’s End now.

Overall, I love the ideas explored by the series. I think the writing style isn’t really my jam. It’s a bit boring/slow in parts, almost “matter-of-fact” in its prose. I tend to prefer more descriptive, flowery writing. Granted, maybe some of that is due to being translated / cultural differences in writing style.

I read those recently! If you like his writing style I would recommend his Divine Cities series as well. Personally, I enjoyed Divine Cities more :)

My wife and I had the same issue when we started out. We’ve solved it two different ways.

Option 1: Use 3 parts pecorino romano, 1 part parmesano, mix in a bowl and then slowly add to pasta while vigorously stirring (pasta should be very hot still to melt cheese)

Option 2 (my personal preference): Combine a bit of cacio y pepe recipe with a bit of carbonara recipe :)

Mix your cheese with egg (we use 3 eggs + 1 yolk, 3oz pecorino romano, 1oz parm) until it’s a slurry. Add pepper to the mixture. Then add to pasta and stir vigorously.