The Audio Blog of Steven Sirski

Why is everybody wearing an Apple Watch? Insurance! Hey, did you do to that mall in Edmonton? Yes, West Edmonton Mall. HUGE place and that’s how you do a mall experience! The Royal Alberta Museum… my uncle is kinda famous, or at least known amongst the agricultural community. Downtown Edmonton, how was it? Kinda sketchy, but kinda empty. Rogers Place, now home to the Edmonton Oilers, known for the...

Happy USAmerican Independence Day Jet lagged! Do you know how dominoes work? It’s an actual game! Work stuff kinda done. Bourbon and how it’s made. Collecting stuff, keeping stuff, what gives? Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Have a good one!

Sitting in a hotel room just outside of Edmonton  A nervous feeling throughout, as if this is the one and only Four years out, and this is it. To see everybody once again and pick up where we left off.  Stayed away from the drink quite a bit, wanted to see if I could ‘hack’ jet lag. I think I’ve done a good job. Zinc before bed, just one tablet. Why haven’t I been using fish oil? Wouldn’t that hel...

Almost there! The flights so far: Beijing to Seoul to Vancouver and now to Edmonton Security security security Airport carpets: Vancouver for the win, Edmonton, how will you be? Food, how was it? Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Have a good one!

The night before the flight(s)! I use the exclamation point only cause it’s written. I’ve honestly forgotten how to travel. It took quite a while to get everything packed, still mangled to squeeze some work in there. And lots of the stuff I’m taking there won’t be coming back. Good! End of an era, innit? Four years of no travel, I’ve really become a situated man. Probably taking waaay too much stu...

Back still hurts but managed to not stress it during today’s workouts. Only 3.5 km at lunch, nothing else. Slow weights after work. Yes, I worked. And booked tickets. Friday we fly. Depart and arrive on the same day, which is a lot better. Flying a 737 MAX to Edmonton, not sure how I feel about that one. Had the credit card get flagged. Alipay and Wechat to allow foreign credit cards! I kinda like...

I really don’t want to talk about this trip as I’m honestly having doubts about it. It seems overly long to be going and very much easier to stay put. What’s the method for cancelling? Almost packed, Lego for the kids 10 ideas to cut down packing 1 No electronics  2 Only two shirts 3 One bag only  4 No toiletries  5 Carry on only - put cloth bag in backpack 6 One camera 7 Weekend only 8 Don’t go 9...

Looks like Wednesday is departure day. A little bit anxious about this trip, not sure if I’m going long enough or too long? Threw my back out this morning during a run so that’s not helping the situation. Was trying to jog and study flash cards at the same time. White people food - salads and lunchables  Gas cooking restaurants seem dangerous! Workouts in but had to slowwww down New track for you,...

Friday already! Very quiet out there as Dragon Boat weekend has seen people leave the city, not least because of… The weather! +39C when I was out for a run at lunch. Rather warm! 5 Kms in 27m 27s, roughly 4.35 miles. Then… 150 double unders 60 bench jumps 10 one arm push ups incline 10 assisted pistol squats Then… 100 pull ups 200 push ups 300 squats A bit of a workout! Slow weights at 5.00 and a...

SSAB - June 22, 2023 Ten ideas The use of honey: 1 In milk 2 On rice crackers 3 With salad dressing (apple cider vinegar) 4 On its own 5 In coffee or tea 6 With cottage cheese and almonds 7 With sparkling water 8 As a dip 9 On meats 10 With peanut butter How did yesterday sound? Not the best. Ohhh… today is 端午节 Dragon Boat Festival. Oops. Right, I supposed to be in Europe by now. Oops. How abou...

Solstice! Days will get shorter! How did yesterday sound? Today I’ll just record on my cell phone to see how that sounds. Mid-year review and your work put What else are you good at What else could i do with my life Transferrable skills? Satisfying to do? What did you want to accomplish this year? What helped or hindered you accomplish those things? What would you like to see done in the next six...

That’s what having nothing to do feels like! It’s like the Coronavirus all over again! Water, and lots of it. Gerolsteiner and other carbo beverages, gotta keep hydrated. Run at lunch, indoors  Setting up a new phone and all it’s lengthy password resetting! Newsletter out, and tweaked some things on the website. Thanks for listening! Show notes on stevensirski.com Have a good one!

New phone? Not having any luck with the other. Cannot get Android Development Database to work. First big rainfall, thankfully! Hot and humid all weekend. That generator... That soccer runner kid (turns out he is 18, not 15) is now being fined and banned from live matches for the next year. Newsletter Happy Father's Day! Workouts in, rain during the day. Next six months, how will it go? Show n...

Right! That soccer game! Messi and Argentina 2-0 win against Australia and a 15 yr old runs across the pitch! He was okay though cause they let him watch the rest of the game. Episode 39 is up and out! Joel Passante joins me on this episode to talk about movies, gaming, Winnipeg and pro wrestling. Now a live streamer on Twitch, Joel spends his time playing with things retro. Under the handle Rats...

Can I say it's too hot? No! Two hours on logos! Chinese conversation in the morning... still missing some words and phrases. How long should you travel for? 7-10 days seems to be the sweet spot with Day 8 being the peak. Thinking I might have to eat less in the evening, might help in getting other things done. Episode 39 almost ready! One more day till time off. Show notes n tracks up on steve...

Cicadas are out! Too much pepper for dinner! Workouts done, could I move ghe weights to another day? Tried running faster, ie, almost sprints. Wondering: how was the six weeks of Ukrainian? Winding down, do I even know how to Canada any more? AI and how it can transcribe text, but can it analyze grammar? Show notes n tracks up on  stevensirski.com Have a good one!

Ah, right... the heat at night. Do I want to try to sleep through it or move to a more comfortable country? Capcut and auto captions, and thinking about this media channel. Focus on stop motion? Chinese class at noon. Should you have to speak Chinese when you come to China? What about dialects? How muce should you know? If doing business? How was Ukrainian class? All about phobias! No point compla...

Email is 50 years old! https://blog.google/products/gmail/email-is-50-years-old-and-still-where-its/ https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/workspace/celebrating-50-years-of-email I find the history of computing to be a fascinating topic because they really had no idea what they were doing. A lot of it was trial and error, educated guesses and “if this is true, then should also work,” sorta of bra...

Finally a weekend! Apple Vision Pro, another consideration... -tied to your cell phone -iCloud -home based -your phone is the modem -goggles are the modern iPad -now even more portable work Going away parties, good to see people Workouts in 4 miles 100 pull ups 200 push ups 300 squats took an hour with 4kg weight vest Chinese podcast? What do you think? Looking for writing teachers on iTalki. Migh...

Back to MONO Fruit ciders! Vanilla scones and cinnamon buns! More going away parties Tried trying out Replika... lots of spammy upselling. Like a porn site! Canada raises interest rates, a place to invest now? And working on Episode 39 and more! Show notes n tracks up on  stevensirski.com Have a good one!

Getting hot out there! +37 for the noon time run! 4 miles 150 double unders 50 bench jumps one arm push ups half pistol squats Followed by some slow weights after work. Need to sleep more! Too slow! How was Ukrainian class? MYMYM2023 DONE! Now to begin Episode 39! And other episodes in the works?! Thinking how to record while travelling... Ah, I've been recording in MONO format, not STEREO. To...

Apple products! Shiney sexy new! Do we need them?! How much should you spend if they’re going to deprecate it in six years anyway?! iOS can do your voice! When will it replace us? Treadmilling indoors… there’s something to be said about getting outside and if not meeting people, then seeing something other than the 20 feet around you. Five star ratings… worth it any more? GIVE ME ONE! Gaokao slowi...

Yeap... sick. How is the treadmill? Moving? Rental costs. MYMYM2023 being uploaded! Last one to do as we speak! Newsletter will be sent out soon! Here's a funny article: Never Saw it Coming by Alan Greenspan. Even the economists didn't see 2008 unfolding so don't criticize yourself too much for your blunders! How was Ukrainian class? Show notes n tracks up on  stevensirski.com Have a g...

Home sober after a going away dinner?! Turkish restaurant Canakkale. When is too late to change careers? Feeling a little better, maybe it was just the sand in the air? Coronavirus +6 months apparently sooo... hopefully not. Workouts in: 4 miles 150 double unders 25 bench jumps 9 one arm push ups 16 half pistols 100 pull ups 100 burpees Then slow weights after work before dinner. Gold making moves...

Feeling gunky, I hope this isn't THE VIRUS Having trouble stickering these mp3s! Logic only spits out WAV or m4a. Bye bye H&M! Hello Starbucks! When to move cities? When have I done it before? Ukrainian class today: how often have you been asked to get married? Picked up a treadmill! Kinda fits in the apartment, we'll see how it goes! And I've got another idea... Show notes n track...