Ow again

Hurt my left shoulder a little bit again, so I'm going to have to tweak things. Pisses me off. Can't swim, can't do this, can't do that. Aging - is there anything good about it? And don't give that "gaining of wisdom" BS. I'm as fucked in the head as I have ever been.
So upper body workouts are out for a month. Let's see. Mondays were Chest & Back. Now? Light exercises to strengthen the rotator cuff, and ARX. Tuesdays can stay Plyo. Wednesdays? "Just Arms" from One on One, and ARX. Thursdays? Yoga is a tough one. I don't think I should do any downward dogs for a while, maybe a couple of weeks at least. So, X Stretch. Fridays used to be Legs & Back, but I can't do the Back part anymore. So I will do "Bun Shaper" from the one on One series, and, of course, ARX. Saturdays, rest. Sundays, the jog. I just overdid it is all. It's not as bad as last time when I could hardly get dressed. It's a good chance to really work on technique, work on not eating crap, eating right, sleeping right, and making sure my shoulder heals up okay. I'll do this until the end of October and see how I feel, and if I feel okay, get back to my P90X schedule, starting at phase 2.
Loved the grand final the other weekend. The first three quarters was the most captivating footy of the year. It was a shootout, and the skills were incredible, even in the crappy weather. I was glad the Swans weren't playing, because we would have got thrashed. Then Geelong rolled them, like we rolled the Saints in the '05 Prelim. Must have been great for the supporters. Tom Hawkins looked Cary-ish. I don't know what it is about him. Maybe everyone thinks he's a natural because he's a big good-looking guy, when actually he's just a young, okay player. Had an awesome final series though. Bartell, amazing. I wish he played for the Swans.
I think the greatest achievement by Scott and the team was to ignore expectations. It would have been fine with everyone if Geelong finished fifth or six, maybe even won a final, and then dropped out. Something like the Swans did this year. Everyone would have excepted that. They are on the way out, lot's of good but oldish players, new coach learning the ropes, playing the kids, rebuilding phase, all that stuff. Can you imagine the enourmous task of turning those expectations around? Like turning around a battleship. But they did it. Great stuff.
Other teams need to look at that and not accept anything less than a premiership. I can imagine the Swans getting complacent with making the finals and then not doing much. There's no reason why we can't do what Geelong did. (Got to get rid of Jessy White and Jetta first, though.) But teams like Richmond, Melbourne, Port Adelaide. The complacency at those clubs must be suffocating. They all have (had) coaches that make excuses. Apologise for their players. A stuffy, privelidged air around the club. Fuck that. Get people in there that only accept success. That's why I feel okay about Voss at Brisbane. They guy will accept nothing but success. Same as Buckley at Collingwood. Hird at Essendon. I am surprised that so many first-time coaches have been picked for next year, especially no-name first time coaches. If I was in charge at a club looking for a coach, I would be asking Leigh Matthews, Paul Roos, Mick Malthouse, Mark Williams, how much would it take to get them at my club? Eade even, though I don't think players like Eade enough to want to win a flag for him. How can Gary Lyon not be coaching Melbourne? The guy would straighten Melbourne out in a week. The whole world knows he would be great at it. Instead they (he) hires some guy no-one's heard of. Again. They lost Scully because he wanted to get to a professional club where he could improve just as much as he wanted the millions. Embarrassing for Melbourne.
The other day I woke up after having a dream about a woman close to me (I don't know who it was, just that we were friends) was diagnosed with cancer. Then on Longreads.com first thing over breakfast I read an article written by a woman dying of liver cancer like mum did. What's up with that?
Also, I quit Facebook. Feels a little strange, but I think I'm going to be okay.