The Audio Blog of Steven Sirski

Woke up late, so went to the office first. It has FAST internet! Uploaded a bunch of videos. More snow! How many times did you post to TikTok today, Steve? NONE! Working on a workflow to generate images from prompts derived from my transcripts. New Canada-China deal! Chinese EVs coming to Canada! Which ones? Only 49,000 per year??? NOT in Winnipeg! But canola oil remains out of China (is this why...

Next device… a HEPA vacuum? Dry skin! Worse than Beijing! How is the weather? Workouts in! Still not running, but am going pretty consistently. And yes, my weight has still increased. Any movement on your business visa? Nope! What will it take? And played an AI start up game, founderscape.ai, neat idea but not sure how much I learned. Tiktok arbitrage, would this work? Donate to the show! PayPal l...

Tried out the new work place… realized that jumping from a workout to work is a little bit more difficult. Skills or a product? Learning AI and online social media, or simply make videos for entertainment? (And Hormozi is talking about selling AI products and services… I guess the gig is up.) Apple releases Creative Studio - $18 CAD per month… I already pay $10 a month for Logic and FCP for iPad t...

Got an office! You still going to the gym? How’re those early mornings going? They fkg suck. Conclusion? Maybe going back to the 6.00 am wake up cause the 5.45 isn’t working. https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/sleep-productivity-wake-up-time-0dd6a621? Try a sleep quiz:https://my.sleepdoctor.com/sleep-quiz (I’m a lion… sooo, I CAN wake up at 5 am but not if I don’t want to?) How about a $200 alarm...

You know one big change I’m hearing in Winnipeg? Ukrainian. Never heard that in the city except in cultural activities. Now, it’s at Starbucks. Put up an advertisement on Kijiji, the local ad space, paid $6 to host it. Just trying it out and we’ll see what happens. If I paid $10 for a beer before or $3 for a coffee, I can spend $6 on an ad. Went to a show on Saturday night, a metal show. Haven’t b...

Up and out the door to… Starbucks! Still thinking: would an office be a good idea? The coworking desks don’t start until 9 am, but the offices are available from 5 am. Am I just getting ahead of myself? Didn’t get to the gym till afternoon aaaand… there were fewer people there! Lol! Met a lady from Florida who moved up here to be with her partner… interesting. Hey! My air filter arrived! And start...

Morning workouts continue, but jet lag subsiding! Don’t know why but I did a back day today, even though yesterday was chest. Tomorrow? The students are concerned about their marks! I understand… but what can I do? SLV Episode 69 done and published… thinking… what is the goal with this in 2026? Especially if I have to pay for hosting? Remember that comment my professor said about doing the hard wo...

Hey, forget about Maduro, what about Alberta? Is the CIA in there? Workout in! Chest today, still surprised by how many people show up early in the morning. Not running as much but am doing some high intensity cardio (battle ropes, rope work). SLV 69 edited, not posted just yet. Got an idea for another YouTube channel. Is this sustainable? And are the Chinese markets a popping? Donate to the show!...

My apologies about the roughness of the episodes as of late. I’ve been rambley, more so than usual. Was going to re-do yesterday’s episode but decided to just leave it. SLV 69 re-recorded, much cleaner episode I think. Need to work on my workflow. Things are settling down a little, catching up on a few things. Met a professor of mine from years ago, thoughts on AI?! And has he changed my mind on t...

Weekend over! But it’s been busy! The State of the Jet Lag is… 9pm, up at 3am! Off to IKEA for some items! Steve, I thought you were supposed to be getting rid of things? Yes, but… tried the deluxe breakfast. Canadian Tire for… an air FILTER! (Not the whole unit.) Best Buy for another hard drive. A visit to the ol alma mater. Thinking of renting an office space… the price of coffee alone might be...

Awake and ready to record! Do it now! Asleep at 3, up at 6, gym at 7.00. Back day and a treadmill run. How was IKEA? Didn’t go… tried Amazon instead. Bought a Xiaomi filter! Looked at Blue Air (mentioned this yesterday), also Cosway and the IKEA ones. DID go to Artists Emporium to find sketchbooks, but they didn’t have the ones I wanted. Bought some fancy pencils for the niece. How are those aller...

Welcome to the New Year! New donation! $60! What will I do with it? Slept till 5… but went to bed at 1.30. Fells asleep again today at 5pm, up at 8 or 9. So how does this jet lag work? Looks like I’ll be falling asleep early in the evening and then waking up. How was New Years?! Peaceful in the city. Got to the gym around 7.00, another guy showed up at 7.30, and a bunch came in at 8.00. Chest day,...

It’s New Years! Happy New Year! Any plans? Trying to stay awake! Finally fell asleep. Up at 3 this morning! Off to Starbucks for 6.00. Workout in, leg day, but no run. Bought a month-long membership. Also got a SIM card, easy enough to set up. A couple of articles on cell phones in the classroom:Banning cell phones in classhttps://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/school-phone-ban-test-scores-66f8dab7...

Up at 4, asleep at… 3? How are the allergies doing? Did you get the workout in? (No.) Out to the cafe at 7 AM?! Why so late? Starbucks opens at 5.30! Did some shopping for food, how are prices? $100 of groceries, much of which I did not need. Was told coffee was expensive but it was between $15-$20 CAD per 500g bag, seems reasonable. Off to see Zootopia 2 with the kids! I fell asleep. December Dru...

Made it to Winnipeg! Allergies attacking and IT’S COLD! Workout in! Old gym, old workout! Tire flipping, farmers carriers, How was the flight? Anything interesting? Uneventful! Food was decent between Beijing and Vancouver, though seems portion sizes are smaller. Slept most of the way. Vancouver to Winnipeg, mountains looked nice. So what’s the plan? Donate to the show! PayPal link below! https://...

Last episode in China for 2025! Am I even ready to go back? No. It’s Boxing Day, what did you do? Spent the day editing yet another video (now up on the Language Vlog). Is this the life I signed up for? Six views so far! The podcast is doing well though, or, at least as well as a podcast could do. Is AI tech a good idea in Beijing? Workout in… but didn’t get there till 7.00. Was a lady and her Mot...

Merry Christmas! Gf was busy today: apple tarts, mulled wine, cookies not to mention breakfast and dinner. On her day off! Meanwhile, I edited SLV Episode 68 and that is now LIVE. Need to get one more video done, then hopefully shoot another around the neighbourhood before Sunday night’s departure. Morning workout in and thinking… is it an EdTech company I’m looking to build? And GOLD keeps going!...

It’s Christmas Eve! And all was quiet, except for the podcaster saying it. Stay for a reading of Clement Clarke Moore’s Twas the Night before Christmashttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17135 Another morning workout in! Today was gentle. Back and shoulders, worked on rehabbing the shoulder joint. Then, later in the day, a 7 km run in 46.25. SLV Episode 68 in the works. Looking to get a few more thin...

It’s almost Christmas! Flights still the same price! Morning workout in! Legs for the day, then a 6.44 km run in the evening. Slow going but got it done. SLV Episode 68 recorded! Spent the day setting up N8n on Hostinger… and trying to get an Astrill discount code! Donate to the show! PayPal link below! https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA ***Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com...

It was the solstice! Days are now getting longer! Barely! Up at 5.20 and off to the gym. Workout in! Chest and delts, Jacob’s Ladder, rope work and 20 minutes on the treadmill. Shoulder hurts! AC joint? How do I do this, get up so early? Still need to book a ticket out of here. Gotta be out by next Tuesday. No SLV podcast recorded just yet, but looking into automations and course building. Visitor...

And that’s it! I’m done! And I was supposed to be out of the hotel today? HTF was that supposed to work? Good thing I didn’t go to first class then?! What’s next? the students asked. Canada, Chinese business visa, then who knows. No workout in, spent the day giving out gifts, packing, and time with the students who showed up (all girls except one guy showed up to check his grades). And I went to t...

Grades submitted and done! The LENGTHS they went to in order to crawl their grades up. Best use of AI this semester - me in the classroom with a bunch of non-Chinese-looking “students” in the background. Thank you Doubao! Got a gift! A 3D notepad. I’ve never seen these before but apparently they’re neat. How much more is there to go with AI? Hitting 1K views on my YT Shorts, but monetization is sl...

In the middle of sending grades, now they have a day to verify. Even now I have one student wanting a higher score. How many tears do you endure? Workouts in! Back to the grind! 3.51km in 26.02, then to the gym for legs, then back out for another 7.54 km run in 52.34. Legs were alright, but will probably feel it tomorrow or the next day. Also practicing wider grip pull ups, maybe that will help th...

SLV Episode 67 out! Not having much success with DaVinci cutting down my work time very much. Thinking of that visa situation, would an M visa be that hard to get? Thinking… if I don’t want to teach English, why am I creating all of these “how to learn English materials”? What else can I do about that idea to BUILD for other teachers? Learning the business of AI and automation for small businesses...

Coming up to the last week. Am I excited, worried, nervous? Honestly, a little thankful it’s over but at the same time VERY much aware of the situation I’ve put myself in. SLV Episode 67 FINALLY out! Took two weeks to edit this one. Did I just drop the ball? And trying out some new ad placements. But what am I selling? Workouts in! Runs and weights. How will I stay in shape while travelling? 3.51k...