The Audio Blog of Steven Sirski

NAC - what is it and what does it do? Basically a strong antioxidant used to flush toxins from the body. Can help with pushing alcohol out of the system, doesn’t mean that the alcohol still won’t harm your brain or gut. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34208683/#:~:text=It%20has%20a%20well%2Destablished,to%20oxidative%20stress%20and%20inflammation. December Drumming continues, trying some things ou...

December Drumming updated! Still creating, but it’s taken time to figure out how to post everything. Work outs… both in! Couldn’t resist getting two in. Was feeling a bit anxious so decided to lift instead. Lunch time run 5km in 32.37, followed by ball slams. After work kbell work. Clear morning, then smog rolled in. Smelled like BBQ… I wondering what they’re cooking these days?? Expats are shuffl...

New stove top! 燃气灶 ránqìzào Found the archived files for previous December Drummings and Jamuary’s. Turns out I did NOT start in 2020 but in 2021. Oops. Workout done! Mace bell and steel club swings… forgot to use the kettlebells! After dinner walk with the clubs on the treadmill. In praise of books - Carl Sagan What an astonishing thing a book is. It's a flat object made from a tree with f...

December Drumming continues! Four tracks done and up on Bandcamp skrskimuzik.bandcamp.com This is the third year I’m doing this. Smog rolling in but still a run outside. Less grey matter I guess, but it was warmer as a result of the coal dust blanket. 6.54 in 35 min 11 sec. Newsletter being written. Gold popping! So too with the Bitcoin. Nothing like a peaceful Sunday afternoon interrupted by… the...

New month! End of the year! Going anywhere?? Departures! First in a long time! Expat life, where will you lie? December Drumming kicks off, check www.skrskimuzik.bandcamp.com Workout in at lunch, 6km with lunges, pull ups, push ups and squats. Lots going on. Will lift heavy tomorrow at lunch. Show notes up on stevensirski.com Have a good one!

End of the month! Already! What have you got left to do in 2023? Does it matter? Setting up for December Drumming 2023! Address:  https://skrskimuzik.bandcamp.com/ Not sure if that will stay the same as apparently Skrski is an actual Polish name, while “skr” is apparently also onomatopoeic for the sound of cars screeching to a halt. I like the name, we’ll see how it goes. Looking to publish all of...

Health check done, how was it? Afternoon get together and a rather startling beer, sleep, and a midnight run. Maybe a good time to start splitting up my workouts? Gold and silver moving! The Land Before Time was released 35 years ago! Sad news about the girl who voiced Ducky. Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Have a good one!

Newsletter out! Up-skilling in the age of AI? Worth it? Language learning, worth it? Some neat plugins being created for ChatGPT, it’s a new skill and tech you’re going to have to learn. Take a look at https://aieducator.tools/ Silver moving, gold crawling, oil stocks falling. Money in, money out! Rent due! Pausing on the language vlog, want to consider a few things and move into longer form video...

Episode 43 recorded! Newsletter in the process! Need to get a health check done soon. Workouts in! Lunchtime grind: barely made 5.29 km within 38 min 20 sec. -Then steel club work After work: mace swings and lifts. Six days a week going to continue for a bit, how will this work over the next few months? December Drumming starting up on Friday! Show notes n tracks available on stevensirski.com Have...

Black Friday begins! What will you buy now?!?!? How is Ukraine doing?  “Redefining Success in Ukraine: A New Strategy Must Balance Means and Ends” by Richard Haass and Charles Kupchan https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/redefining-success-ukraine -blames Trump, thinks he sides with Putin and Russia -laments how many people Ukraine is losing, neglecting to consider the effect on Russia’s own pop...

These days are a flying by! Getting cold as the wind picks up! What are Beijing winters like? Happy US Thanksgiving Day! Professional sports in Las Vegas?! Spend an hour after work as a non-negotiable time to yourself for study. I did this with Mandarin, now with social media. Air line points are expiring! Where to go?? Or what to buy? Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Have a good one!

Last of the warmth? Like clockwork… Little Snow day today and magic… the weather will turn cold in Beijing! Workouts in! Lunch time run: 6.5km within 37.16 Slam ball! After work kettle bell flow Ultramarathons are the new Corvette! Ten ideas No stink socks No sweat sweater Cheap, but good compression clothes Pants with a money belt built in Clip on shoes Spray-on compression clothing Deodorant str...

It’s the 21st? I hope I was saying that all day cause I don’t really remember. One month till the days start getting longer! Chinese reading not so bad, learned 滚 gǔn to roll. Dolsch word list, 100 most common words in a language, these are good starting points but they need to be built upon. Looking through Keyboard Maestro macros, apparently people use this for Logic and Pro Tools. Sorting phot...

It’s 20/23! Upped the tech game, got Keyboard Maestro and a month long transcription service. Workouts in! Lunch run 5.5km or so in 36 min Dual 5kg clubs After work mace n clubs Newsletter out! Start of the work week, bro do you even know how to go? Making your first $100,000 will probably be done working for someone else. Job hopping seems to be the key to moving up salaries. Show notes n tracks...

End of week! Workouts in! How was the change up? DIDN’T happen! Lunchtime run -lunges -pull ups push ups increased every round, six rounds total  1/2/3 2/4/6 3/6/9 4/8/12 5/10/15 6/12/18 Finding the compression garments useful. Chinese books are readable! Easiest 25 minutes to date! New APPs: Launchpad and Groovebox Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Have a good one!

Birthday of an old school friend many years ago, but have lost touch. Last I saw, he had a kid. Moved away from the hometown but still in Canada.  Last Ukrainian class for a while. Buying more books! But simpler ones now: 城南旧事 - Old Things in the South of the City 伊索寓言 - Aesop’s Fables 宝葫芦的秘密 - The Secret of the Treasure Gourd 一千零一夜 - One Thousand and One Night 会飞的猫 - Flying...

I confess… I had McDonalds for breakfast. Didn’t post a picture because I didn’t want others to have the same idea. Be strong. Double sausage n egger, double chicken n egger. Hash browns. Soy milk (with sugar). Workouts in, but changed it up since a bit of a reshuffle at work. Was able to use the treadmill for the lunchtime shift, then weights, then run. Did weights first then a 6.5 km run. -Kettl...

How are those supplements doing? Have not been consistent. Weight is about the same, but body pain has been noticeable. Organizing the studio - how else can I expand? How much more can I make fit? Language learning and episodic memory, remember all those times you learned a Chinese character because of what it looks like? This is scene recall https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3501256/ H...

Stats are in! https://finance.yahoo.com/news/taobao-tmall-11-11-shopping-011100480.html So how much did you buy? I could’ve bought more but am happy with what I got. I’ve set a goal of practicing for 15 minutes per day with this new Novation board. One of the first recordings follows! Some articles about brain matter! Language learning good! More grey matter in the executive brain function area. h...

End of the week! Been light this week. Workouts in! Lunch: Did NOT feel like working out. Started gentle on the treadmill with the weight vest then decided, No, I need to go run. 7.52km in 1 hr 2 min 32 sec with the weight vest -interspersed with pull ups, push ups and squats -also added sets of split squats Evening: kettlebell lifts, I sadly don’t have a fixed set up for this. Side street for din...

Website update! Finally! Ahh spending the morning moving cables around… just to put them all back the same way How was the dentist?! 15% better? That’s exactly what this podcast will do! Read the research: https://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/sitting-near-a-high-performer-can-make-you-better-at-your-job Flexiclass and group classes - time to try something new? HSK class YouTube: https:...

Pneumonia! Covid, flu and pneumonia all bogging up the hospitals! Workouts outside again today so we’ll see how I feel tomorrow! Lunch: Run 7.54km in 42.17, a 4.52km?? Medicine ball workout = 3 full rounds of 8 sets  After work: Slow weights Work has slowed, this is nice. Time to see the dentist! Apparently I’m like the only one who hasn’t gone in a long time. How was Ukrainian class? Struggling…...

New language challenge: read for 20 minutes a day! Yup, sick. How to deal with this? Usually lasts a day. Need to realize you’re sick and take the needed steps. PSB visit done for another year, is a green card better? Nektar MIDI board, will take some getting used to but it looks like a decent piece of hardware. Thinking… tour some time? What would it take to  do such a thing? Show notes n tracks...

The heat is on! Newsletter out Getting cold outside! Workouts in! Lunch 6.4 km in 38 minutes  Kbell and skipping (need to get a new rope) After work slow macebell swings Will be getting some new equipment  How’s your Double 11 shopping? Two months left in the year, does it matter? Are Chinese companies replacing foreign management with local? What will the effect be? Show notes n tracks up on stev...

End of the week! For some! Not for me! Not drinking this week has helped immensely! Workouts in! Lunch Running (a bunch) 60 pull ups with 6kg vest 120 push ups 180 squats After work kbells interspersed with more work! New toys arrived buuuuut… didn’t get a chance to unbox them just yet! Episode 42 is done! Head to The Steven Sirski Podcast on Spotify NOW to stream! Brad Seippel aka thruoutin, an A...