SSAB – February 1, 2024
New month! Getting quiet out there!
Jamuary done and posted! All up n done for this year.
Next project STVSKRSKI on YouTube, a teack a day for the next 365 days. I have no idea if I’ll actually be able to do this. Posting videos there, may rip the audio and put that onto Bandcamp.
Feature February 2024: got some ideas and that’s what this month is about: trying out a few things. It may guide the efforts of the next few months.
And trying to develop a better workflow for my language vlog, am I even studying any more??
Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com
Don’t forget to check out STVSKRSKI on YouTube!
Have a good one!
SSAB – February 2, 2024
It’s the weekend! And I work! But things are winding down.
New books! When will I even read them?
Spent after work hours building up my Notion calendars and, of course, making another track for STVSKRSKI, or should I call that SKRSKISTV?
Workouts in… ish. 4.61km with all the fixems in at 44.33. Started late so couldn’t really justify doing another lap. After work slow kbells but I’m hurting: elbow, shoulder, back. Eesh.
Chinese stonks capitulating?? Either that or Monday will be even worse.
Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com
Don’t forget to check out skrskimuzik.bandcamp.com and now STVSKRSKI on YouTube!
Have a good weekend!
SSAB – February 5, 2024
Things are slowing down only to speed up!
Workouts in! I fell! First time! 6.48km in 41.45, light workout after work.
How to run a marathon, is it possible when you don’t have time to run with other people?
STVSKRSKI now LIVE on the YouTube!
@stvskrski Follow subscribe like and jive online!
Chinese markets are closed on Friday so if you want your money, you need to sell by Wednesday so you can take it out on Thursday!
Spring Festival coming up, plans? How about those temple fairs?
Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com
Don’t forget to check out STVSKRSKI on YouTube and Bandcamp!
Have a good start of week!
SSAB – February 6, 2024
Omg chips!!!
Chinese stocks turn!
Canadian energy pops!
Newsletter in the works!
Python is the choice for automation.
STVSKRSKI continues…
Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com
Have a good one!
SSAB – February 7, 2024
STVSKRSKI continues with more tracks uploaded. Some views already, no subscribers… go subscribe! Intro track courtesy of STV!
And it’s all done! Aside from a work meeting tomorrow morning, we done for a week!
Sending money through SkyRemit again, we’ll see if it works. Use another bank though, as Bank of China requires 50K minimum and Alipay charges you for the transfer fee.
Newsletter… may have to get this out tomorrow.
Temple Fairs will be open this year! Will it be possible to go?!
Fireworks in the capital? Fire extinguishers just in case!
Don’t forget to wash your hair and get it cut before the Spring Festival begins!
Chinese stocks a rally!
Show notes and tracks up on stevensirski.com
Have a good one!
SSAB – February 8, 2024
Done and done! Now the holidays begin!
STVSKRSKI continues to crank out the tracks, would it be such a hassle to change this show’s intro n outro? What about a Year of the Dragon sample pack??
SkyRemit… again problems!
Markets closed tomorrow, and things are quiet.
Went for a run, why not? 6.52km in 53.53. How much abuse can the body endure?
Newsletter… I ended up rewriting it all, will send it out later.
Spent the day editing videos for SLV as I’ll be transitioning to longer form videos there.
Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com
Have a good break!
SSAB – February 9, 2024
It’s finally here, with a four hour special! The Year of the Dragon begins at midnight!
Chun lian 春联对联 are up, clothes washed, floor swept and… hair defo not cut.
Workouts in! Lunch time run 6.62km in 59.14. A heavy-ish kettlebell workout later on.
Got some other projects worked on, wondering how much time it takes to set this stuff up!
Podcast episodes being arranged!
STVSKRSKI continues… more chill tracks.
I should stop watching Mt. Everest videos…
Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com
Have a good weekend, 过年好🎆 龙年大吉大利🎊
SSAB – February 12, 2024
Wow what a weekend! There was some football game on and, Tucker Carlson interviewed Vladimir Putin!
Workouts in! 6.52km at lunch in 45.38! Six days of running in a row! Feeling it! Plus, swings and lifts after 6.
Spring Festival in full on quiet mode here in the capital. Haven’t gone anywhere and I’m just fine with that.
How was the weekend? Made it to 12.06, further than NYE!
Barely any fireworks, but the online videos of Guangxi were crazy!
Plans for the week?? Hey what about that newsletter?!
Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com
Have a good one!
SSAB – February 13, 2024
It is warmer outside! Smoggy too. No run today as my legs were shot. Hungry much of the day, do I even know how to snack healthily?
Another death. :’( A buddy’s nephew passed away in his early 20’s.
So what about that Tucker Carlson interview?
Key takeaways: his version of history is very Russo-centric. Where did the Rus begin from? The Ukrainians as borderland people, but then what are the Russians? Not wrong, but certainly skewed. Open to negotiations, reiterates that it’s been the US-led West that is shifting decisions and movements. Didn’t seem like he was being fed any lines, unlike most Western political representations.
Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com
Have a good one!
SSAB – February 14, 2024
So, was Carlson a stooge? Have you listened to the podcast yet?
One thing I didn’t mention yesterday was about the claim of the USD being weaponized. The US govt is aware they’re doing this and many people in the US know this too.
And how is social media research going to? Rather well. Need to learn how to batch upload and schedule posts. Using Metricool to do this.
-CSV files to the rescue!
-Use Google Sheets = online, free, and properly formatted CSV files that can be imported to Canva or Metricool to batch schedule.
Valentine’s Day, did you do anything?
Newsletter out! All about what makes a holiday.
And finally got Final Cut Pro to work for me on the iPad! Maybe I was doing it wrong, but something finally clicked and now I see how I can use the Apple Pencil and keyboard to edit quick. Videos in the works!
Hope you’re well! Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com
Don’t forget to subscribe to STVSKRSKI on Youtube for all the creative audio you never knew you wanted to know!
Have a good one!
SSAB – February 15, 2024
Black metal a go go – shows and bands coming back in numbers!
Episode 44 recorded and in the books! Used RIverside to do the recording so it should be faster this way. Busted my mic stand in prep.
Did some rope work after.
Tomorrow temple fair? Thinking Ditan.
STVSKRSKI continues on YouTube!
Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com
Have a good one!
SSAB – February 16, 2024
Knackered! Was that a week off?
Ditan Park for the win ! Big Spring Festival Temple Fair. Took a lot of footage that we haven’t had for years. Lots of foods tried. Little pancakes called 炸灌肠 zha guan chang, chuaer, fake ice cream, Beijing traditional ice cream, etc.
Got me thinking… what do I do with all of this footage?
Remember I was thinking about starting a new-ish vlog channel? I think I may have come across the idea. But I don’t want to edit, I just want to show the photos n videos, explain wtf is going on, and leave it there. Like a good ol’ slideshow but with video and sound. No over production. Life is as life does.
Now, should I combine these?
The difference of these is that this podcast is very much like being unplugged, and I don’t think people who are listening to this would necessarily want to watch through all the footage, nor do I think that the people who watch those videos would want to listen to me yammer on about whatever.
Did I get my workouts in? Didn’t get the run in but I did cycle BACK from Ditan Park.
Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com
Have a good weekend! And happy getting back to work!
SSAB – February 19, 2024
Recording early cause… new routine??
Chinese market how is it?
Is the Spring break really over?! Where did my time go??
First Chinese class in a long time! Easy to talk, but understanding is still about 85-90%. Then why do I struggle so much in understanding others?
Workouts in! Time for a change? Lunch time weights for 40 min and an after work run of 6.5 km in 40.09, about a 6.00 pace. What if I switched things around a little? Moved the run to the early morning? When would I study Chinese? What about right after work??
Setting up podcasts!
SKRSKI continues on YouTube!
Show notes n tracks up in stevensirski.com
Have a good start of week!
SSAB – February 20, 2024
We got snow?! Now I know what they mean that Beijing is a dry city.
First SLV video posted in a long time! A longer video reviews my 2023 and what I expect to do in 2024.
Chinese class again… gotta use up the package. Same with Russian.
Newsletter in the works, how can I make this easier on myself? What if I just copy + pasted from the transcript of my audio blog and then only sometimes created a “new” piece?
Audio podcast to Twitter, what’s going on?
Talking to some peeps, any ideas other than teaching English?
Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com
Have a good one!
SSAB – February 21, 2024
Kazakhstani Russian class done! Rough AF!
How was the run this morning? 6.56km in 49.00. Was quite slippery and stopped to take pictures too! After work weight workout cause…
Shot some B-Roll at lunch time. Debating the use of all these shots.
STVSKRSKI tracks are up, I wonder if I could do live sets?
Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com
I gotta get this thing automated already!
Have a good one!
SSAB – February 22, 2024
Gearing up for March Motion, but Simon Ubsdell is quitting Patreon! He’s like the Apple Motion guru!
AI programs a go go! Just search on Taobao for how many different programs there are. This is what I was thinking of using to create a feature length movie. But… still need a story!
Now, free or pay? How much would you spend?
Kazakh Russian class done! Back to basics!
Tomorrow’s workout… what will I do?
Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com
Have a good one!
SSAB – February 23, 2024
End of week! These days fly by!
Newsletter in the works! All about Ditan.
Got an appointment this weekend but we’ll see if it goes through!
Plane tickets expensive! How else to get around?
Kazakh Russian class again, Chinese on deck for tomorrow! Gotta use up those packages!
Workouts in! How was that morning run? It didn’t. Lunch time tho it did get done: 6.51km in 58.12. All the pull ups etc. After work kbells… what if I DID run and then lift in the morning??
Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com
Have a great weekend!
SSAB – February 26, 2024
I saw Mao. What was it like?
Bought some medals.
Annual visit to Tiananmen Square, plus a stop at the first KFC in Beijing.
Class cancelled as a result of a sore throat Again!
Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com
Have a good start of week!
SSAB – February 27, 2024
I feel like sh!t! Covid? Seasonal flu? Knocked me out.
Still got Chinese class done, but little else.
What was the Great People’s Hall like?
Qianmen for those little dough pancakes doused in garlic and butter. And a pound of Little White Rabbit candies. Very hard to chew!
Workouts in! But an indoor run today as the smog was a little high AND I saw a news report about a dry lake bed from a lithium project in Saudi Arabia was sending up plumes of toxic dust… kinda makes me think of Beijing. Link: https://www.wsj.com/video/series/in-depth-features/the-race-to-make-this-dying-us-lake-the-audi-arabia-of-lithium/F1FE5DF2-DC21-415E-A6F5-4460D25022CC
Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com
Have a good one! Stay healthy!
SSAB – February 28, 2024
Feeling better! Though still stuffy. No workout but I did work.
Got paid, is this any different than how companies operate? Sixty or ninety days in arrears?
What’s it like to move to Beijing? Good question. What do I remember of my first move?
And the 4x4x48 is coming up, are you ready? Am I ready?
Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com
Have a good one and stay healthy out there!
SSAB – February 29, 2024
It’s the leap day of the leap year! Time to celebrate with… going to bed early!
New vids up on the Language Vlog: a Chinese check in! A mistake-laced video talking about my current progress which, sadly, although better, I think I was talking about the same things last year at this time!
Early to sleep to get a start on tomorrow! Carbs stocked, beverages, food all stocked and ready! Am I doing anything different for this year’s 4x4x48? Not much.
March Motion also to start, and now I’m also starting to think just how to manage all of this? What is necessary? What can be reshuffled? What can be put off or away?
How about that Episode 44?
Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com
Have s good one! Get your shoes on!
SSAB – February 1, 2024
New month! Getting quiet out there!
Jamuary done and posted! All up n done for this year.
Next project STVSKRSKI on YouTube, a teack a day for the next 365 days. I have no idea if I’ll actually be able to do this. Posting videos there, may rip the audio and put that onto Bandcamp.
Feature February 2024: got some ideas and that’s what this month is about: trying out a few things. It may guide the efforts of the next few months.
And trying to develop a better workflow for my language vlog, am I even studying any more??
Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com
Don’t forget to check out STVSKRSKI on YouTube!
Have a good one!
SSAB – February 2, 2024
It’s the weekend! And I work! But things are winding down.
New books! When will I even read them?
Spent after work hours building up my Notion calendars and, of course, making another track for STVSKRSKI, or should I call that SKRSKISTV?
Workouts in… ish. 4.61km with all the fixems in at 44.33. Started late so couldn’t really justify doing another lap. After work slow kbells but I’m hurting: elbow, shoulder, back. Eesh.
Chinese stonks capitulating?? Either that or Monday will be even worse.
Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com
Don’t forget to check out skrskimuzik.bandcamp.com and now STVSKRSKI on YouTube!
Have a good weekend!
SSAB – February 5, 2024
Things are slowing down only to speed up!
Workouts in! I fell! First time! 6.48km in 41.45, light workout after work.
How to run a marathon, is it possible when you don’t have time to run with other people?
STVSKRSKI now LIVE on the YouTube!
@stvskrski Follow subscribe like and jive online!
Chinese markets are closed on Friday so if you want your money, you need to sell by Wednesday so you can take it out on Thursday!
Spring Festival coming up, plans? How about those temple fairs?
Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com
Don’t forget to check out STVSKRSKI on YouTube and Bandcamp!
Have a good start of week!
SSAB – February 6, 2024
Omg chips!!!
Chinese stocks turn!
Canadian energy pops!
Newsletter in the works!
Python is the choice for automation.
STVSKRSKI continues…
Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com
Have a good one!
SSAB – February 7, 2024
STVSKRSKI continues with more tracks uploaded. Some views already, no subscribers… go subscribe! Intro track courtesy of STV!
And it’s all done! Aside from a work meeting tomorrow morning, we done for a week!
Sending money through SkyRemit again, we’ll see if it works. Use another bank though, as Bank of China requires 50K minimum and Alipay charges you for the transfer fee.
Newsletter… may have to get this out tomorrow.
Temple Fairs will be open this year! Will it be possible to go?!
Fireworks in the capital? Fire extinguishers just in case!
Don’t forget to wash your hair and get it cut before the Spring Festival begins!
Chinese stocks a rally!
Show notes and tracks up on stevensirski.com
Have a good one!
SSAB – February 8, 2024
Done and done! Now the holidays begin!
STVSKRSKI continues to crank out the tracks, would it be such a hassle to change this show’s intro n outro? What about a Year of the Dragon sample pack??
SkyRemit… again problems!
Markets closed tomorrow, and things are quiet.
Went for a run, why not? 6.52km in 53.53. How much abuse can the body endure?
Newsletter… I ended up rewriting it all, will send it out later.
Spent the day editing videos for SLV as I’ll be transitioning to longer form videos there.
Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com
Have a good break!
SSAB – February 9, 2024
It’s finally here, with a four hour special! The Year of the Dragon begins at midnight!
Chun lian 春联对联 are up, clothes washed, floor swept and… hair defo not cut.
Workouts in! Lunch time run 6.62km in 59.14. A heavy-ish kettlebell workout later on.
Got some other projects worked on, wondering how much time it takes to set this stuff up!
Podcast episodes being arranged!
STVSKRSKI continues… more chill tracks.
I should stop watching Mt. Everest videos…
Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com
Have a good weekend, 过年好🎆 龙年大吉大利🎊
SSAB – February 12, 2024
Wow what a weekend! There was some football game on and, Tucker Carlson interviewed Vladimir Putin!
Workouts in! 6.52km at lunch in 45.38! Six days of running in a row! Feeling it! Plus, swings and lifts after 6.
Spring Festival in full on quiet mode here in the capital. Haven’t gone anywhere and I’m just fine with that.
How was the weekend? Made it to 12.06, further than NYE!
Barely any fireworks, but the online videos of Guangxi were crazy!
Plans for the week?? Hey what about that newsletter?!
Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com
Have a good one!
SSAB – February 13, 2024
It is warmer outside! Smoggy too. No run today as my legs were shot. Hungry much of the day, do I even know how to snack healthily?
Another death. :’( A buddy’s nephew passed away in his early 20’s.
So what about that Tucker Carlson interview?
Key takeaways: his version of history is very Russo-centric. Where did the Rus begin from? The Ukrainians as borderland people, but then what are the Russians? Not wrong, but certainly skewed. Open to negotiations, reiterates that it’s been the US-led West that is shifting decisions and movements. Didn’t seem like he was being fed any lines, unlike most Western political representations.
Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com
Have a good one!
SSAB – February 14, 2024
So, was Carlson a stooge? Have you listened to the podcast yet?
One thing I didn’t mention yesterday was about the claim of the USD being weaponized. The US govt is aware they’re doing this and many people in the US know this too.
And how is social media research going to? Rather well. Need to learn how to batch upload and schedule posts. Using Metricool to do this.
-CSV files to the rescue!
-Use Google Sheets = online, free, and properly formatted CSV files that can be imported to Canva or Metricool to batch schedule.
Valentine’s Day, did you do anything?
Newsletter out! All about what makes a holiday.
And finally got Final Cut Pro to work for me on the iPad! Maybe I was doing it wrong, but something finally clicked and now I see how I can use the Apple Pencil and keyboard to edit quick. Videos in the works!
Hope you’re well! Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com
Don’t forget to subscribe to STVSKRSKI on Youtube for all the creative audio you never knew you wanted to know!
Have a good one!
SSAB – February 15, 2024
Black metal a go go – shows and bands coming back in numbers!
Episode 44 recorded and in the books! Used RIverside to do the recording so it should be faster this way. Busted my mic stand in prep.
Did some rope work after.
Tomorrow temple fair? Thinking Ditan.
STVSKRSKI continues on YouTube!
Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com
Have a good one!
SSAB – February 16, 2024
Knackered! Was that a week off?
Ditan Park for the win ! Big Spring Festival Temple Fair. Took a lot of footage that we haven’t had for years. Lots of foods tried. Little pancakes called 炸灌肠 zha guan chang, chuaer, fake ice cream, Beijing traditional ice cream, etc.
Got me thinking… what do I do with all of this footage?
Remember I was thinking about starting a new-ish vlog channel? I think I may have come across the idea. But I don’t want to edit, I just want to show the photos n videos, explain wtf is going on, and leave it there. Like a good ol’ slideshow but with video and sound. No over production. Life is as life does.
Now, should I combine these?
The difference of these is that this podcast is very much like being unplugged, and I don’t think people who are listening to this would necessarily want to watch through all the footage, nor do I think that the people who watch those videos would want to listen to me yammer on about whatever.
Did I get my workouts in? Didn’t get the run in but I did cycle BACK from Ditan Park.
Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com
Have a good weekend! And happy getting back to work!
SSAB – February 19, 2024
Recording early cause… new routine??
Chinese market how is it?
Is the Spring break really over?! Where did my time go??
First Chinese class in a long time! Easy to talk, but understanding is still about 85-90%. Then why do I struggle so much in understanding others?
Workouts in! Time for a change? Lunch time weights for 40 min and an after work run of 6.5 km in 40.09, about a 6.00 pace. What if I switched things around a little? Moved the run to the early morning? When would I study Chinese? What about right after work??
Setting up podcasts!
SKRSKI continues on YouTube!
Show notes n tracks up in stevensirski.com
Have a good start of week!
SSAB – February 20, 2024
We got snow?! Now I know what they mean that Beijing is a dry city.
First SLV video posted in a long time! A longer video reviews my 2023 and what I expect to do in 2024.
Chinese class again… gotta use up the package. Same with Russian.
Newsletter in the works, how can I make this easier on myself? What if I just copy + pasted from the transcript of my audio blog and then only sometimes created a “new” piece?
Audio podcast to Twitter, what’s going on?
Talking to some peeps, any ideas other than teaching English?
Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com
Have a good one!
SSAB – February 21, 2024
Kazakhstani Russian class done! Rough AF!
How was the run this morning? 6.56km in 49.00. Was quite slippery and stopped to take pictures too! After work weight workout cause…
Shot some B-Roll at lunch time. Debating the use of all these shots.
STVSKRSKI tracks are up, I wonder if I could do live sets?
Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com
I gotta get this thing automated already!
Have a good one!
SSAB – February 22, 2024
Gearing up for March Motion, but Simon Ubsdell is quitting Patreon! He’s like the Apple Motion guru!
AI programs a go go! Just search on Taobao for how many different programs there are. This is what I was thinking of using to create a feature length movie. But… still need a story!
Now, free or pay? How much would you spend?
Kazakh Russian class done! Back to basics!
Tomorrow’s workout… what will I do?
Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com
Have a good one!
SSAB – February 23, 2024
End of week! These days fly by!
Newsletter in the works! All about Ditan.
Got an appointment this weekend but we’ll see if it goes through!
Plane tickets expensive! How else to get around?
Kazakh Russian class again, Chinese on deck for tomorrow! Gotta use up those packages!
Workouts in! How was that morning run? It didn’t. Lunch time tho it did get done: 6.51km in 58.12. All the pull ups etc. After work kbells… what if I DID run and then lift in the morning??
Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com
Have a great weekend!
SSAB – February 26, 2024
I saw Mao. What was it like?
Bought some medals.
Annual visit to Tiananmen Square, plus a stop at the first KFC in Beijing.
Class cancelled as a result of a sore throat Again!
Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com
Have a good start of week!
SSAB – February 27, 2024
I feel like sh!t! Covid? Seasonal flu? Knocked me out.
Still got Chinese class done, but little else.
What was the Great People’s Hall like?
Qianmen for those little dough pancakes doused in garlic and butter. And a pound of Little White Rabbit candies. Very hard to chew!
Workouts in! But an indoor run today as the smog was a little high AND I saw a news report about a dry lake bed from a lithium project in Saudi Arabia was sending up plumes of toxic dust… kinda makes me think of Beijing. Link: https://www.wsj.com/video/series/in-depth-features/the-race-to-make-this-dying-us-lake-the-audi-arabia-of-lithium/F1FE5DF2-DC21-415E-A6F5-4460D25022CC
Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com
Have a good one! Stay healthy!
SSAB – February 28, 2024
Feeling better! Though still stuffy. No workout but I did work.
Got paid, is this any different than how companies operate? Sixty or ninety days in arrears?
What’s it like to move to Beijing? Good question. What do I remember of my first move?
And the 4x4x48 is coming up, are you ready? Am I ready?
Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com
Have a good one and stay healthy out there!
SSAB – February 29, 2024
It’s the leap day of the leap year! Time to celebrate with… going to bed early!
New vids up on the Language Vlog: a Chinese check in! A mistake-laced video talking about my current progress which, sadly, although better, I think I was talking about the same things last year at this time!
Early to sleep to get a start on tomorrow! Carbs stocked, beverages, food all stocked and ready! Am I doing anything different for this year’s 4x4x48? Not much.
March Motion also to start, and now I’m also starting to think just how to manage all of this? What is necessary? What can be reshuffled? What can be put off or away?
How about that Episode 44?
Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com
Have s good one! Get your shoes on!