The Audio Blog of Steven Sirski

Ten years from now, what do you think you'll be doing? What will you be doing? Where will you be doing it? With who? If you can't imagine that, think of what you'd like to be doing at that time. Unity Web Dev Today's work out Action classes? Chinese class learning how to read movie characters! Fireworks keep popping! Show notes on the site stevensirski.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podc...

Busy day posting... big cast vids! Finally up they go! Episode 11 is up, 12 to follow and so on! Not looking to hear the whole thing? Clipping them up too! Search The Steven Sirski Podcast on YouTube and you'll see a dedicated channel to the podcast. Tried to upload them to Spotify but apparently it just creates a new episode. Chinese class cancelled :( Liking the morning character walk tho. And t...

Canada wins World Juniors! Not a surprise but it's happened before that they've lost. Renewed vigor in Chinese studies. Signed up for more lessons, writing and reading this time, we'll see if they're any good. Newsletter out, website updated, Jamuary tracks up, thinking Patreon, videos up, finally recordes Unit 8 for the DELTA series I'm doing. Bigo and live streaming... kinda looks like a soft po...

More spacey keyboard work. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stevensirski/message

Doing some vocals today... kinda. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stevensirski/message

Fireworks or not? There was already a fire last night. Beijing reopens for flights, will check to see how much tickets are. Want to work after work but these work outs may have to be altered. Buuuuttt.... 3 mile run (30min) then 15 rounds of 5 pull ups 10 push ups 15 air squats Time: 23.30 (plus 3 minutes walking up the stairs from the run outside) New vids up on the language vlog. Social media sh...

Tribute to the Father who would have been nearing 80 today. A little digression about the year 2017... On the phone all day! Client Chinese teacher Steve Blaque with a Komplete Kontrol walk through Qmex for a late dinner... had to get out. Short staffed? Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Have a good one! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stevensirski/mes...

THE VIRUS isn't gone just yet as the testing boxes are back again. Jamuary tracks updated on Spotify December Drumming full album also uploaded to Spotify, stream for free. (Would you ever pay?) Chinese classes a go go! Episode 36 is finally up! Curt Hamilton joins me on this podcast to talk about his life in China, working with the sports teams, and where he's off to next. Stream through Spotify...

Here is the full track list for the 2022 December Drumming challenge: DD2022 - Dec 1, 2022 - Drumset Funk DD2022 - Dec 2, 2022 - Baow Guh’uh gah'uh DD2022 - Dec 3, 2022 - Drums n Perc DD2022 - Dec 4, 2022 - African Inspiration DD2022 - Dec 5, 2022 - Multi-Finger Beat Mix DD2022 - Dec 6, 2022 - Latin Drums and Percussion DD2022 - Dec 7, 2022 - Foot Stomping at the Coffee Shop DD2022 - Dec 8, 2022 -...

The deep tissue massage lady quit! XBB variant! Diarrhea!? Signed up for Chinese classes... 加油！ Finished The Body by Bill Bryson... we're all going to die! Even if we eat well, exercise, and don't drink so much. It's just that the runway is longer if you take care of yourself. Episode 36 is done, now to upload. Jamuary continues... Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Have a good return t...

New Year! How was it? Made food. HSK 5 focus: goal is March or April December Drumming over Jamuary begins! Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Happy New Year! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stevensirski/message

Last track for December Drumming 2022 so it's nice and easy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stevensirski/message

Last episode of the year! Should I have done a review episode? Maybe that would have been a good idea. Recorded over 5000 minutes of audio. Standardized the 20 minutes or so. Like a conversation. Did another 8 big podcasts. That's not enough! Career changes, how to know when to move on? JP Getty: lots of money out there, best way is to own your own business. The question becomes: would you want to...

Not out of the clear just yet as several countries requiring negative NATs prior to boarding! But... Hong Kong drops vaccination requirements! Somehow they have herd immunity yet cases are spiking here? The world, and life, is trying to kill us. Reading Bill Bryson's The Body! Everything is after us! Cancers! Diseases! Accidents! Cancer was really bad before... took a long time to kill you and sme...

Reopening: friend or foe? Is this new policy if China catch up or gotcha? Writing Excuses - good podcast to listen to all about the writers' life. Also came across an AI writing program a while back. Where would these fit in in our work flow? Bigo... have you heard of this APP? Apparently you can apply to Livestream and make money through an agency... it's an idea. December Drumming continues! New...

Deep greens and runnings Quarantines lifted! What about vaccinations? The generator is back on but it doesn't seem as loud. One year of working from 'home' and that's it?! Wow, that kinda didn't take long. If you didn't have to be where you are, where would you go? Do I have to be in China any more? Are there still opportunities here? World Juniors are on! THIS is a typical post-Christmas activity...

Boxing Day... day off in Canada. How was Christmas? Baking and cooking: all edible, some more than others. Kutia Borscht Perogies Shortbread Pumpkin Pie Watched Scrooged... havent seen that movie in a long while! No morning workout but yes to afternoon. Called home and was kinda thinking Id rather be there than here, but that has to be taken with a bit of salt. Work week begins again in China... a...

Christmas Eve eve Ukrainian Christmas songs on the keyboard Streets are quiet and media is making a big dral out of the spike in COVID cases here. Wasnt that the idea? No morning workout but I did get an afternoon workout in. Christmas cooking: last year we tried perogies and kutia, this year I want to add borscht and shortbread. And there is a question: if working from home, how much longer can I...

Christmas is upon us, debates of its religiosity abound, end of year already... any plans? Three years of COVID lockdowns and now it's over... but what to do with all that freedom? Website updated... I think. Was giving me errors so I dont know if December Drumming page actually saved or if it's just the cache in my browser. Market action... Santa Claus rally gearing up? Show notes n tracks up on...

One office worker tapping away on a desk, tap tap tap two little office workers tapping away on a desk, tap rap tap rap three little office works tapping away on a desk, the boss walks by, and tells them "you should start a band. I'll sing." --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stevensirski/message

A common office job pastime: tapping on the desk. How do you musicafy that? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stevensirski/message

An easy jazz track with just cymbals and a bit toms for good measure. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stevensirski/message

Winter solstice! Another month till Spring Festival Work out done Late morning Reading Hyperspace by Michio Kaku... still kinda depressing! But... the universe could not be flat... ie, it could be like a globe. So... are we looking directly across at these stars or could they even be from another parallel universe? Also... why is it that some parts of our bodies can regrow but others can't? Show n...

The feeling of feeling better! McDonald's Monopoly... did you know it was basically a scam the entire time? Like, not by the company, but by the one guy in charge of putting the winning stickers on... he just sold them to people he knew. And other nostalgia... Show notes n tracks available.on stevensirski.com Have a good one! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ste...

Website updated, newsletter out, feeling better but still stuffy. December Drumming continues with trying some new things. And Episode 35 of the bigcast is out! Featuring fellow expat Tatiana, blogger, podcaster, and event coordinator here in Beijing. We recorded this episode just as my building was being shut down back on November so it's a good thing it was over Skype. Have a listen at thr end o...