The Audio Blog of Steven Sirski

No gym today, need to develop a better system in the morning. No worries, will get this done. Looking at streaming set ups, is it worth it? How much do you sink into these things? Reading some books… classics, that is. Is this an idea to pursue? And finally… is OIL bottoming? WOW! And finally finally… a late night snack cause I’m hungry. What is it? Marmite, cheese, and honey on rye bread! Donate...

Ninety minute nap in the middle of the day? Two workouts?! Morning and evening? FINALLY finished backing up the iPad. My projects just seem to be getting bigger. New iPhone? Worth it? Not much of an upgrade over the 15, or even the 14. Watched some reviews of it and couldn’t help but think… would rather wait for the 17. Another livestream done and did, this time talking about English grammar. Dona...

The generator. And then the computer said, “42”. And so it goes for another spin around the sun and here’s to another 42 or more! Out for dinner… a bug in the salad. Walked out. For the price they were charging you think they could keep it clean. Dishes came out rather quick, then the bug, tells me that they were sitting for a while. Was I wrong? Ice cream cake, Oreo! Little to no work… nice and r...

Why does it smell like smoke here? Is it my neighbour or outside? First time in a gym in a VERY long time! How was it? Grimey, not bad, more expensive than I thought but I know why, literally tripled up my workouts today. Morning bike ride + gym visit for an hour + afternoon 7km run in 43.47. New livestream done and did! Read some articles about the deltoids (三角肌) and about going to the gym. Sl...

Dye to see through skin?? https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adm6869 New DJI selfie drone! Just add radio or cell phone communication capabilities and… you have a flying robot companion! AM thinking of getting one! Lunchtime workout done! VERY light! Weighted vest, but slow going, and did 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 rounds of pull ups, push ups, n squats, but all done very lightly. Got me thinking: sin...

New LIVE video up on the language vlog, all about teaching English overseas. This will be a complement to the longer form video I’m working on for the channel as well. New workout idea: run a half mile, do 25 push ups. From David Goggins, but I’m not sure I’ll try to speed up each mile. Lighter work load, thankfully! A couple of days off next week… what should I do? Did you know you can hire an ag...

Apparently we’ve got rain. Learned of another “lifer” who has left China Finally watched the WuKong game, how was it? Renaissance Periodization is the name, with Dr. Mike Isrealtel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9Q_t4qbRgI -What you need to know about building muscle after 40 -deload every 5-6 weeks or even 4-5. -Every 5 months, take two weeks light work, then two weeks completely off. Basicall...

New long form video up on the language vlog as well as another podcast episode. Still haven’t decided on a host just yet. Working on some others, notably all about this new game taking the country by storm, Black Myth: Wu Kong. New live stream as well! Russian this time. Next, English? Want to see if I like it. Lunch time workout in! Canada and China at it again! This time, over canola! How are ma...

It’s September! Spent all day trying to keep the day and date right. Much cooler in the mornings. Kids are back in school, and new foreigner faces around the compound. Coffee show on the weekend! How was it? Tried waaay too many coffee, but only bought three bags. Free of charge, busy as ever! Well worth it. Great Leap for pizza and beer on the way home. Then another stop at Las Musas cause we’d n...

Feeling MUCH better! Lunchtime run done, but slowly. 6.01km in 1hr 3m 3s, did half of what I normally do. Thinking… if I start working out in the morning, will this workout go by the wayside? Going to the coffee show this weekend, will see what it’s like. First heard of it during the pandemic, but when we tried to go it had been closed and a MINERALS exhibit was put in its place???? Finishing up a...

Still sore n sick, COVID? No workouts, just sleeping. Chinese banks pulling back. Donate to the show! PayPal link below! https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA *** Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com And on Notion: https://stevensirski.notion.site/SSAB-The-Audio-Blog-of-Steven-Sirski-00acfe344e164bfab191d3cddf6952b2?pvs=4 Newsletter over at stevensirski.substack.com Have a good o...

Welp, sick. Lunchtime workout in! 5.5 slow kms in 35.16. Watch says I ran each km in about 6.20, I don’t believe that. Felt a lot slower. Then some slam ball. Thinking… morning workouts at the gym might actually help cause then I could do stretching at noon time. Working on a new long form video for the language vlog, should be up this week. Was kind of funny to read what the Chinese guys were say...

WTF is Basel 3?! Buy gold! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basel_III But… OIL bouncing, GOLD topping? (For now?) Lunch time workout in, shoulders n back. Another live stream, this time Russian grammar. Nice day today, but now a hint of smog in the air… Donate to the show! PayPal link below! https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA *** Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com And on Noti...

Rain rain go away come again another day, No way no way I’m here to stay. Rain all weekend! Didn’t stop until after I came back from the lunchtime run! 6.57km in 47.39, plus another four rounds of double unders, push ups, step ups (too dangerous for jumps) and half pistols. Thinking… could I do short trips around China for the language vlog? Language vlog newsletter written, podcast done, new vlog...

Weekend start! Should I cut back even further? A bit of a headache, but not as sore as yesterday. SLV newsletter written, will have that out tomorrow and record the pcast. Only published a few shorts this week as I was debating just how much I wanted to do, how do I get into faster, long form content production? Sendfox.com/stevenslanguagevlog Lunchtime run done, 6.00km in 1hr 3m 4s. Slow going bu...

You swan, he frog?! 癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉 Stiff AF! From yesterday’s slam ball workout? Did a token workout at lunch just to stretch things out. So this article on China’s economic concerns: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/china/chinas-real-economic-crisis -the country has focused on industrial production and never consumer consumption -by Zongyuan Zoe Liu Gold in the WSJ: sign of an imminent drop https...

Cooling down, winding down, compound is popping. Workouts in! Run at lunch, 5.28km in 38.32 as I had to take care of some business. So, after work I went back out and did 40 minutes of slam ball work. Should I join a gym? USD, GOLD, and the RSI: where is it now? Oh, and the CoT? Should’ve held Construction Bank of China… banks are a popping! Interesting observation on China’s economic concerns: ht...

Talking to the landlord in English, she continues in Chinese. Just don’t care enough to try with her. Gotta check that contract because she’s changed it before. Enjoying the bike rides around the neighbourhood, but not getting as much done. Am I getting burned out? Is that why I’m so lethargic lately? Or is it the change in the temperature and I’m finally cooling down?! Had a call about getting a...

Not sure if two days off is a good idea... I forget how to work! Ha! Spent much of the weekend working on a long form video for the language vlog. Like, almost ALL of Sunday! Got it done! Also tried again at the podcast idea for the language vlog, something I’m told I should keep separate from the YT channel. I understand the comment, as the audio version can derive content from the channel but, s...

End of week! Nice to have a weekend! Peaceful evening. Will be a busy weekend getting things all set up. Bought a new hard drive too for the podcast and language vlog. Workout in, but slow AF! Why? 5.5km in 1h 3m 28s. Didn’t stretch in the morning as I had to take care of yesterday’s episode. Did 2, 3, 4, 5 pull ups throughout the rounds. Not optimal, wondering I’m so sluggish. Mpox is back! Vacci...

Starbucks CEO fired! Chipotle guy in! Trump and Musk on X! Markets moving? Up and down and round and round. Raining day, midday workout. 串儿 for dinner. Buying a house on ETFs? What’s it like to be in your 40s?! And is COVID back? Or is there a correlation between COVID and Trump running for office? Hey you can donate to the show! PayPal link below! https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_...

Recovered yet? Owwiee my legs were stiff this morning! 25,029 steps yesterday! Slow run at lunch, 4.73 km in 44.06, 9-10 minutes per kilometer. No slam ball, but a token workout after work with weights and clubs. Going through photos and videos, that’s a first… cause we’ll try to make something for the language vlog. Going out again tomorrow night for 串儿. Rest of the summer? Chilling out with th...

Universal Studios! Pay for a lot, ie, every little entrance is often an opening to another place where you can try different games or buy souvenirs. Now, they aren’t all the same souvenirs! Unlike at most Chinese tourist destinations where it’s the same thing over and over again. Little rain, cloudy, nice Clean and tidy. Rides had some dust on them, but still looked well maintained. Why tribal dru...

Blue skies to start the week, actually got bored this weekend despite having so many things to do! Found an audio guy! So this should make things a little easier. Workout done… in the evening! Lunchtime spent recording another video! 7km in 48.40… my watch might be wrong. It was windy. Add in the usual rope work, jumps and push ups. Olympics over! China takes another table tennis gold, this time a...

Is it August 9th or September 8th? How do you read a date? Lunchtime workout in! 5.81km in 1hr 7m 25s. Ran slow, changed up a bit of the path. Raining now, so nice and cool but still need a fan going. 煎饼 and 烤冷面 for a late dinner… if it arrives! Looking at housing prices, what’s it like in your area? Hey you can donate to the show! PayPal link below! https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale....