The Audio Blog of Steven Sirski

Weekend already... would mean something if work didnt bleed all over it. My choice, right? Uploading delays... working on getting a new provider. Feeling MUCH better, do I recover quicker or what is going on? But it IS getting cold outside! Winter jacket out! Half Murph done today, a little slower on the runs but I think I did the rounds faster. For reference: 2 mile warm up + 1 mile = 29.53 1 mil...

Computer is in the shop and now Im figuring out how to work with the iPad. Garlic and the sniffles Deep tissue and physio therapy, probably one of the reasons I'd like to stay in China for now. Stick with what works! Chinese lessons on Skype and vocab building And NaNoWriMo. stevensirski.com Have a look :)

Sorry about the late upload but was having device connection issues. May have to look into alternates now as this has gotten bad. Workout modification: triphaisic training. Shift the harder days to Friday so your body can recover over the weekend to be ready for Monday's workout. Will take the computer in for repair tomorrow as the new battery is in. Wrote another chapter for The Art of Learning a...

New month Hang Seng Index falls... been going down for a while, but did we just see a bottom? So-called window dressing days are the last three days of the month + first two of the next. Big movement on the Shenzhen market New HSK 7-9 test starts in November. Skip HSK 5 and go for higher? How much content do we need? Produce produce produce, but who's watching? How much do you watch? How much do y...

Halloween... does it matter? I didn't go anywhere haha Beijing leaves and the wind is picking up. PSB visit... took a while. Had to update registration beforehand too. New photos... wow have I changed over the years! Seoul, South Korea! What happened? Take care of each other out there. Ladies, you take care too! Heard a lot of women I know undergoing some sort of surgery or repair-ation of some so...

End of month already! Days fly by? How are things for you? Skype drops another meeting... so lost that content but learned some things. Chinese classes everywhere and every time... what have I done? Changing a light bulb. And another half Murph done again + an afternoon workout. Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Have a good weekend!

Chinese lessons on Skype... this lady is better. Apple store stopover... 1500 rmb later... Future of work: those who want will automate what they can, but what will the others do? How will they contribute? Moreover, what will you produce? Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com

Whooops! Taobao lessons! This was crazy! How many did I book?! Apple support chat! Yea I gotta take this computer in as it's shutting down randomly. Not against getting a new computer but... how long will they take to get in?! Tune in tomorrow to hear about the future of work: those who want will automate what they can, but what will the others do? How will they contribute? Moreover, what will you...

Chinese lessons on Taobao? Trying to restart that language engine. Women be the breadwinners? How would you react? Would you be okay with that? Authentic materials... how authentic is authentic? REALLY authentic or just kinda authentic? Old People emojis! Don't give a thumbs up or a heart or you'll be OLD! (According to 16-29 year olds.) Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Have a good one!

Hard not to be geopolitical sometimes... Snowden steals govt information, proclaims the US govt is bad bad bad for spying, reveals he has more... sooo... he basically abused his own role for personal gain? Now he has Russian citizenship. What a dick. Palace intrigue or just... intriguing? Hu Jintao leaves / removed from Great Hall of the People. Xi Jinping reelected! No surprise! The surpise was.....

Half Murph again, back is sore but I think it is muscular tightness. Would love to get out of the city but if i do... how will i delta? Discourse analysis... ah, that's the difference: spoken, natural languages vs language learning materials Learned some more things: Found out that I can easily combine video clips on Mac using Quicktime! This changes everything! Chang with espresso Show notes n tr...

20.2022! Website being hit by something... Stinky ginko trees Two songs of China... Raining Blood, Welcome to the Jungle Two guys, five bottles of wine, and microphone... yeap.. SSP34 up! It's a long one! Show notes tracks n vids up on stevensirski.com Have a good one!

A clarification on using abbreviations..., guess you can't say what really happened, ie, yep, shit broke. You had to wait. But honestly, just use plain language. I have a secret... I had McDonalds shhhh (on Monday) OBS software... learned how to blur the background. The only problem? It just looks like Im blurring out all the junk in the background. And... could I automate it's opening? DELTA task...

Assisted connection devices not always operational on every device And wtf is an MI? Major incident? WTF IA MI WWASE? what the fuck is a major incident when we all speak English? The Art of War and how it applies to learning a language DELTA course progress - starting Unit 7 The Institute of Human Anatomy - they use real cadavers! -What alcohol does to your body -very informative and focuses on th...

If not the news, then what? Reading the Global Times. I bought it for posterity... and cause newspapers can teach you some things. Congress kicks off, what are the results? A bit more success with Chinese reading as I continue to review vocab Physio in aft so no double workout. DELTA progress And a little spacey track to start your week! Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Enjoy!

Modified Murph cause I didn't want to do pull ups on the tree outside, I think that has been contributing to my back pain. Bought some newspapers to mark the occasion: Oct 16th kicks off the 20th CPC Congress. A lot of stocks were up today! Lockdowns affecting many... outside of Beijing. The more I read for the DELTA, the more I see my own failures in studying Mandarin Chinese. Show notes tracks n...

Flying cars from China to the UAE The banner of the people... figures it would happen now. Angela Lansbury passed away Michael Erard's (2012) review of the cases of some of history's most successful learners of multiple languages shows that their unusual talent was also associated with a willingness to work hard at tasks that many would consider too boring or difficult, such as using word cards to...

Russian invasion meant to deplete US and NATO arsenal? If Russia can prolong and Ukraine continues to rely on Western weapons without making its own, then there can be a slow bleed of Western munitions supply. Imagine who Russia could be working with on this one. Don't need writers, need eyes and ad revenue. How to generate? Hit the posts with he words you want to trens with a bunch of bots? Net z...

Some new shows to watch: new season of Family Guy and... a black guy as Louis the vampire? Hellraiser reboot with a woman? Still haven't seen the original. Worth it? Never really liked horror movies in general. McDonalds, fast food and supply chains, you feeling the pinch? Every time I think of getting it I either go for Chinese fast food or just make it myself. Working on a few writings. Sometime...

Back to work already... well, some started on Saturday! Kyiv being bombed in reaction to the Kerch Strait Bridge being bombed. Elon Musk trying to get into the Ukrainian War conversation after releasing Optimus. Company's stock is down quite a bit. Paypal, his former company, has also been getting hit. How real is the threat of nuclear war? What would we do? When will 'all of this' end? What would...

Reading up for the DELTA. Recommended reading Chapters 1-3, then Chapters 4-5. How many chapters in the books? Five. Ummmm... Reading Journey to the West in Chinese! Reviewing characters. NEW VARIANT! I WONDER WHY NOW?! Watching El Estepario Siberiano... a drummer on YouTube. CRAZY one-handed drumming! (All metal songs, a lot from Slipknot.) Also watched some Danny Carey, the drummer for Tool. Dou...

Couldn't go to Tiananmen cause... you need to book an appointment. I think the flower display will be there for a few more weeks. Sanlitun... busy! No one sneaking photos today so this is a change. Book store Page One: nice place but still couldn't convince myself to buy anything. I have too much to read as it is. I'd like to read the Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins. Need to make more time for rea...

Sirski! You Mother! Flower market and a new cactus collection. 400 RMB on flowers or booze? Central authority has final say on Dalai Lama's reincarnation. Umm what? SLV vids: reading with Steve! I pick a topic and literally just read it from a website. Theory of the future of the mind: will 'mind reading' technology be the Google / new tech media of the future? By that I mean, as some are unable t...

Got cold outside! But finally blue skies. Elon, Putin and Zelenskyj Putin's speech: very distorted view of history Elon's tweet Zelenskyj's reaction And USD now going down... what next? Robotic window washer... why haven't they come about yet? Starting a newsletter on substack? Once a month, unpaid, gives me a chance to review and try something new. Inktober begins Next month is NaNoWriMo - how to...

Guo qing jie! New / Modern China is 73. Any special events? Not that I knew of. Episode 34 recorded... a long one and a bit of a chin wag. Cinnamon buns and macarons Going aways... more people leaving. Will they ever come back? Why don't I leave? Inflation and the cost of things. Feeling better, though a couple of late nights have taken their toll. Slow workouts today. Show notes n tracks up on st...