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The Audio Blog of Steven Sirski

Steven Sirski

The daily musings of an expat in Beijing.

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00:26:44

SSAB - July 31, 2024

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2024/07/31

Definitely the end of the month! August begins tomorrow!It’s been raining, which has helped cool things down. Lunchtime run done! Plus some ball slams! No one rocking up today. 6.46 km in 40.08. Double unders x 40 or 50. Trying out Lumafusion editing, not bad. Might help with editing audio for the big podcast which is taking me forever. Also got Moment camera app, paid app, but I think BlackMagic Camera APP would be fine too. And China replaces some guy in the financial system so stonks

00:28:23

SSAB - July 30, 2024

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2024/07/30

End of the month!Olympics start! Did you see that guy’s balls? China wins gold in doubles table tennis. Chinese movie, Successor. Comedy, how much did I understand? Last Russian class done for a while. And a change up study routines, what will happen? Coconut oil in the hair! How is it? Hey you can donate to the show! PayPal link below! https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA *** Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com And on Notion:

00:27:35

SSAB - July 29, 2024

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2024/07/29

Paid! Woo wooo! And now… just do more. Still hot n humid, but weather forecast says 100% chance of rain tomorrow. Checked out air conditioners but the reviews said no good! Workout in! 5.57km in 37.19, then double unders, pushups, jumps and pistol squats. Shortened the run so I could do more double unders. Now doing 50 per set. Bike riding in the morning! Easier on the back. Need to change up some of my stretches me thinks. Hey you can donate to the show! PayPal link

00:33:26

SSAB - July 26, 2024

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2024/07/26

Week days done, weekend has begun! Starting to take Saturdays off so I can get some other things done.Lunchtime run done 6.02km in 1hr 1min 58s, only did four laps, but did get 54 weighted pull ups done, double that for push ups, triple for squats. Brought extra water but it wasn’t as bad as earlier in the week. Might have been wrong about those mosquitoes, is that a rash??? Bought a course for creating courses, sounds silly, but it was full of templates and made things really easy. And how

00:28:59

SSAB - July 25, 2024

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2024/07/25

It’s raining again! And it’s cooler!Chinese class done! Workout in at lunch! Slow going, but make it move! Talk, have fun, and make money - the future of the economy, NFTs and the blockchain?! Got some other ideas for the language vlog, possibly moving into move long form and researched content than shorter form. 500+ subscribers! And what are the numbers you need to make something work? Hey you can donate to the show! PayPal link

00:29:22

SSAB - July 24, 2024

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2024/07/24

RAIN! Thank the heavens! Could last all week cause there is a typhoon hitting the southern part of China.Chinese class done! 1. 走路 (zǒulù) - to walk 2. 愛 (ài) - love 3. 客 (kè) - guest 4. 各 (gè) - each, every 5. 歲 (suì) - year (of age) 6. 慶 (qìng) - celebrate Oh, and my teacher didn’t have COVID but her mother did… and she’s all better now. Lunchtime run! 5.66km in 34.53, plus another 20 minutes on the slam ball. Had to stop for water. Another lady who didn’t speak English also wanted to

00:27:36

SSAB - July 23, 2024

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2024/07/23

Hip and back hurting! How and why??Tuna sandwich redux! Much better! Would an air conditioner matter? 农业，建设，超商… will it continue? Chinese banks soaring! 492 subscribers and counting! 加油！ Hey you can donate to the show! PayPal link below! https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA *** Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com And on Notion: https://stevensirski.notion.site/SSAB-The-Audio-Blog-of-Steven-Sirski-00acfe344e164bfab191d3cddf6952b2?pvs=4 Newsletter over at

00:27:13

SSAB - July 22, 2024

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2024/07/22

Biden’s out! What’s this about some sort of deal? They’ll get to keep the plane rides or something along those lines. But now, who takes over? Eventful times, these are: assassination attempt, old man drops out, what’s next? When is the next Chinese election? Ukraine war over in six months? Russian class done, rough, but it goes. Will need to make a few more videos about this. GOLD going down, SILVER following, S&P falling, USD upticking? Should I get an air conditioner? Lunchtime run done, 7

00:25:08

SSAB - July 19, 2024

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2024/07/19

Biden has COVID? Didn’t he get like lots of jabs??!Raining now and kinda cooled… but not. Workout in! 6.45 km 1hr 9m 20s! 54 pull ups, 108 pushups, 162 squats… had to cut the run short (only did four laps instead of five) because it was HOT! Cantonese class done, what’s my commitment to this language? Made tuna sandwiches for dinner! I don’t think I’ve ever done that before. Had to Google it just to check! Study spreadsheet released! I’ll put the sales pitch at the end so you can hear what I

00:26:10

SSAB - July 18, 2024

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2024/07/18

Working with Google APIs and automations, is Gemini any better? Who do I want to have my payment details??Chinese class done: BRUTAL. Here in China there are two things I fight the most: internet connections and Apple’s autocorrect. Lots of incorrect words just because I didn’t proofread. Embarrassing! Setting up a LinkedIn spreadsheet, I can see how this can work, especially planning a couple months in advance. And thinking about how to best structure this language podcast idea, video or audio

00:26:25

SSAB - July 17, 2024

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2024/07/17

Metricool scheduler on call! A little more about the APPs I’m using these days. $30 for a program to do the work of 2 minutes per day x 6 or 7. How was Chinese class? Characters studied 1. 走 (zǒu) - to walk, to go 2. 步 (bù) - step 3. 是 (shì) - is, are, am, to be She has COVID? Or is it bird flu?!? Workout done, running slow! 7 km in 52.53… be careful out there and hydrate! Run slower if you have to! Followed by some slam ball action. Stretching more, walking less, good idea? Bad idea? USD

00:28:38

SSAB - July 16, 2024

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2024/07/16

Trump still alive and kicking!George Friedman on the 50-year socio-economic cylce and 80-year institutional cycle in the US: https://geopoliticalfutures.com/searching-for-a-cause/ Also mentioned: No Agenda Show - analysis of the Trump shooting: https://www.noagendashow.net/listen/1677 Harry S. Dent book "The Great Crash Ahead", all about the great demographic shift and how this will crash the markets. Gold stonks ripping higher, but what about energy?? Bullish take is on

00:22:18

SSAB - July 15, 2024

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2024/07/15

What a weekend! Trump shot! Biden still alive! Euro2024 - Spain wins in Europe! Argentina wins in South America! Didn’t watch any of it! Faucet broken Episode 47 recorded! And how was Chinese character class? Studied: 與 (yǔ) - with, and 學 (xué) - to study, to learn 舉 (jǔ) - to raise, to lift, to cite, to enumerate 興 (xìng) - interest, excitement, to rise, to flourish Hey you can donate to the show! PayPal link below! https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA *** Show notes n tracks

00:26:53

SSAB - July 12, 2024

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2024/07/12

Ah that little pain that happens every time you send money out of China… will I have enough?Thunderstorms and lightning, should it be so frightening? Still got the run done and workout in! Five laps, 53 pull ups and all the like. Took over an hour: 1hr 9m 9s Working on ideas for the language vlog. I’m thinking it would be neat to have a “coffee chat podcast” every week. Might be interesting. I’ll even slurp my coffee my coffee in between segments! How was Chinese class? Learned 抓爬溪雞共恭

00:25:10

SSAB - July 11, 2024

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2024/07/11

Gold stocks jumping, but gold lagging? This is the buy on rumours effect leading into earnings season! But not in China???The US didn’t require people provide ID? So WTF was voting?! Working on another Chinese check-in video for the vlog… spent all day working on it! Should be able to release it tomorrow. BUT… how BAD is my written Chinese??!! Horrible. FKG Horrible. Had class today and spent the class going over my social media posts for Xiaohongshu and out of the many that I wrote… I got one

00:30:13

SSAB - July 10, 2024

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2024/07/10

30 degrees and 61 percent! The floors are sticky!Tiktok has changed their algorithm cause my memes have been disrupted. But, looking at Castmagic.io for help, might be able to do away with ChatGPT! Current monthly costs? Afternoon run done… slightly polluted and slow going, but got it done. Is this safe? People run in Badwater soooo? 7km done in 49m 8s. Slam ball afterwards. Meme funny: running keeps me young says man who is chronically in pain and in bed by 8.45. India! Does not seem like a

00:23:17

SSAB - July 9, 2024

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2024/07/09

Eeesh computer issues, iPads still can’t complete, lack of ports! Is this what it would be like to work for myself??Set up a Buy Me A Coffee site for the language vlog. Will release this week. Neat little platform that I’ll be able to do a lot on. Check it out here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/stevenslanguagevlog Watching this Instagram Channel Body By Mark: how do people keep fit as they get older? And back to the classes: booked up some language classes for the next week or so. If I’m going

00:22:35

SSAB - July 8, 2024

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2024/07/08

Hot n humid! Why am I not in Canada? Other options?? What would you rather have to deal with all day: computers, clients or colleagues? Beijing manhole cover video being seen, and attracting followers! Setting up a buymeacoffee… cheap, simple, profitable? Lunchtime run, 6.63km in 41.04, plus all the workout add ons. Watching this Instagram Channel Body By Mark: how do people keep fit as they get older? Hey you can donate to the show! PayPal link

00:28:04

SSAB - July 5, 2024

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2024/07/05

Humid, says it will rain but that doesn’t seem to have happened yet.Another day off, Starbucks’ing responsibly today! Lunchtime workout: 6.35 km plus 54 pull ups pushups squats in 1hr 6m 6s. Sports band didn’t connect so got the distance wrong. New video up on the language vlog! Thinking of starting a newsletter and now I think I know how. Apparently Descript has an AI function built in that is pretty decent. What would I consider to be “an effort” to make something? Hey you can donate to the

00:25:58

SSAB - July 4, 2024

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2024/07/04

Happy Independence Day! Remember the movie?Surgeon General’s warning label on social media? All because of TAXES?! I’d concur! Now on Threads, trying it out for the language vlog. Spent three hours this morning posting content, there needs to be an easier way to do this, but it was all creative content. Difference between creative and content? Creative is unique and not repurposed, content is just that, a repurposing of whatever has been created. Sent out a couple copies of this spreadsheet I’m

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