The Audio Blog of Steven Sirski

Black metal a go go - shows and bands coming back in numbers! Episode 44 recorded and in the books! Used RIverside to do the recording so it should be faster this way. Busted my mic stand in prep. Did some rope work after. Tomorrow temple fair? Thinking Ditan. STVSKRSKI continues on YouTube! Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Have a good one! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters...

So, was Carlson a stooge? Have you listened to the podcast yet? One thing I didn’t mention yesterday was about the claim of the USD being weaponized. The US govt is aware they’re doing this and many people in the US know this too.  And how is social media research going to? Rather well. Need to learn how to batch upload and schedule posts. Using Metricool to do this. -CSV files to the rescue! -Use...

It is warmer outside! Smoggy too. No run today as my legs were shot. Hungry much of the day, do I even know how to snack healthily? Another death. :’( A buddy’s nephew passed away in his early 20’s. So what about that Tucker Carlson interview? Key takeaways: his version of history is very Russo-centric. Where did the Rus begin from? The Ukrainians as borderland people, but then what are the Russia...

Wow what a weekend! There was some football game on and, Tucker Carlson interviewed Vladimir Putin! Workouts in! 6.52km at lunch in 45.38! Six days of running in a row! Feeling it! Plus, swings and lifts after 6. Spring Festival in full on quiet mode here in the capital. Haven’t gone anywhere and I’m just fine with that.  How was the weekend? Made it to 12.06, further than NYE! Barely any firework...

It’s finally here, with a four hour special! The Year of the Dragon begins at midnight! Chun lian 春联对联 are up, clothes washed, floor swept and… hair defo not cut. Workouts in! Lunch time run 6.62km in 59.14. A heavy-ish kettlebell workout later on. Got some other projects worked on, wondering how much time it takes to set this stuff up! Podcast episodes being arranged! STVSKRSKI continues… mor...

Done and done! Now the holidays begin! STVSKRSKI continues to crank out the tracks, would it be such a hassle to change this show’s intro n outro? What about a Year of the Dragon sample pack?? SkyRemit… again problems! Markets closed tomorrow, and things are quiet. Went for a run, why not? 6.52km in 53.53. How much abuse can the body endure? Newsletter… I ended up rewriting it all, will send it ou...

STVSKRSKI continues with more tracks uploaded. Some views already, no subscribers… go subscribe! Intro track courtesy of STV! And it’s all done! Aside from a work meeting tomorrow morning, we done for a week! Sending money through SkyRemit again, we’ll see if it works. Use another bank though, as Bank of China requires 50K minimum and Alipay charges you for the transfer fee.  Newsletter… may have...

Omg chips!!! Chinese stocks turn! Canadian energy pops!  Newsletter in the works! Python is the choice for automation. STVSKRSKI continues… Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Have a good one! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stevensirski/message

Things are slowing down only to speed up! Workouts in! I fell! First time! 6.48km in 41.45, light workout after work. How to run a marathon, is it possible when you don’t have time to run with other people? STVSKRSKI now LIVE on the YouTube! @stvskrski Follow subscribe like and jive online! Chinese markets are closed on Friday so if you want your money, you need to sell by Wednesday so you can tak...

It’s the weekend! And I work! But things are winding down. New books! When will I even read them? Spent after work hours building up my Notion calendars and, of course, making another track for STVSKRSKI, or should I call that SKRSKISTV? Workouts in… ish. 4.61km with all the fixems in at 44.33. Started late so couldn’t really justify doing another lap. After work slow kbells but I’m hurting: elbow...

New month! Getting quiet out there! Jamuary done and posted! All up n done for this year. Next project STVSKRSKI on YouTube, a teack a day for the next 365 days. I have no idea if I’ll actually be able to do this. Posting videos there, may rip the audio and put that onto Bandcamp. Feature February 2024: got some ideas and that’s what this month is about: trying out a few things. It may guide the e...

End of the month! What a month! Jamuary done! Now to tidy up, backup and archive. New project will get going soon. Newsletter in the pipeline, look for it soon. February what to do, plan? Script? Shoot? Workouts in! Feeling a little bit better and stronger. 6.63km in 41.07. Some slam ball action. Kbells after work. And do you remember me saying one of the reasons I run four miles and not three or...

It’s the 30th! Did you know this year is a leap year? We get an extra day in February. Chinese stonks stalled, or simply falling? New restrictions on short selling. Jamuary wrapping up February filming- maybe I could do something else? STVSKRSKI looking to branch this out. Offer sample packs with every purchase?? Newsletter never did finish as I got looking into live DJing. Show notes n tracks up...

Cookies pies and payday! Sore throat, hope it’s not serious! Lunchtime run on the treadmill cause it’s too smoggy. Four kilometres in about 40 min. Did do some light weights after work but was also busy creating a… …Notion Calendar! Neat little program. Free, with a paid version too. Already I can see how it’s a useful tool. All can be done on Google online apps too, but I’ve heard a lot of people...

Last Friday of January! Still work tomorrow. Eeesh, a little uninspired with the Jamuary tracks as of late. But looking forward to the next challenge. Workouts in! 6.5km with all the dipsie doodads as per usual: every round included 10 pull ups, 20 push ups, 30 squats and 20 lunges. Of course, some heavy kbell lifts after work as well. COVID and flu, is it coming back? Not likely. Though my throat...

Looks like I’m at least a little bit right on the Chinese market moves. But don’t take my word for it, do your own due diligence and talk to your own financial advisor before doing anything! Automation in the works! Spent the evening trying out a few things and made some progress. It’s becoming more comfortable but I certainly have a long way to go. When does it end? Spent some time going through...

And they came through! SkyRemit with the remittance to the Canada! $84 deposited… roughly how much I lost on the conversion. So what happened? Account number was a mix of the transit number, leading zero, and the account number. I had never seen that before NOR was it on the bank transfer info I had sent them. NOWHERE! Chinese stonks! Where will they go this year?? 宁德时代 (300750) looks like it’...

Newsletter out! https://stevensirski.substack.com/p/a-banking-fiasco Automation - is it worth it or is it just a distraction? Automator, Keyboard Maestro, Shortcuts. Am I just distracting myself?? Chinese listening continues. Two hours is getting easier to fit in, but there is always a battle between extensive listening for language learning purposes and informational listening from English podcas...

Hot pot and cycling A theatre play 故宫博物院大型沉浸式家 角端 庭音乐剧《甪端》 - The Forbidden City Large Scale Immersive Family Spectacle “Lu Duan” - A story about the end caps and other figurines on display at the Forbidden City. (In today's episode I say "Jue Duan" but that is incorrect. The name of the play is Luduan which is a mythical creature that is able to detect the truth.) Internet a b...

Money is back! Count your blessings! Whatever did go wrong? Would you try again?!  But be careful how you treat people online, they may just live in your building! Or was that just the neighbour’s son who I’ve met before? I think I need a plumber… sink is plugged again.  Workouts in! 7kms in 1hr 10 min, cause I was running slow and doing all the other add ins I do. Push ups, pull ups, lunges, squa...

Finally time to think! Automation! Got more working… though not exactly the way I want it to. Cleaning downloads. Still using Automator though I know there are other programs that can do this, ie Hazel and Keyboard Maestro. And finally setting up a Time Machine… backup. Organized coins! Have you ever done this?? Collected a bunch of old coins from the travels and finally put them into a binder. Sa...

That’s what it feels like to have a few days off… GUILT-FREE! Workouts in! Lunch time run on the treadmill 5.17km in 45 min, followed by an after work workout of some light and slow lifts. End of one booklet, the beginning of another… how to choose which new booklet to start? More automation! Pixelmator and Shortcuts APP on Apple products. Want to add text to photos as that would simplify my workf...

Go to your happy place. Nifty Notes export script for Mac users: https://macmost.com/export-all-of-the-notes-on-your-mac-using-a-script.html Also looking to build up a method to email my posts to my website.  How is your Chinese listening going? More of CyberPink, 不明白, Stochastic Volatility. Jamuary continues! More tracks uploaded. Will have a couple of days off this week so hopefully can get a...

New week new me!? No, not at all! Whisky tasting! Aiyamaya, do NOT need to do that too often! -Ardbeg Wee Beastie -Ardbeg An Oa -Ardbeg Ten Year -The Balvenie 15 year (Madeira Cask) -Laphroaig Four Oak -Jura 14 tear -Talisker Fort Ruighe -Islay Mist -Aberfeldy -Johnnie Walker Red Label (mixed with Stone’s Original Ginger) Managed to get a 7km run in beforehand, today too ran 6.5km in 39 minutes. S...

Must be getting close to remitting money to Canada because…. fkg lost it today! Confirm your account they say! Canada bank says we can provide you with the account info in a PDF doc please provide an email! And back and forth it goes and where my money is… everybody knows: not in either my monetary deposit banks. Must’ve taken something out of me cause lunch time run was sloooooow. Also in pain. F...