Shoulder

 I suffered a separated shoulder playing volleyball on March 4, 2026. Someone ran into me while I was trying to set the ball and BAM, separated shoulder. I'm currently 39 days out from the injury. So 5 weeks, 4 days. It still hasn't recovered to the point where I can play volleyball again.

 I rested it, iced it, went to physical therapy, did the exercises, added heat when I could, and it still isn't there. It's definitely gotten better. But there's still a noticeable pinch when I do anything above my head. Doing most day-to-day activities doesn't really bother me. But I don't think I can do anything "athletic" yet.

It's depressing. Getting injured and being unable to do the things that keep me sane and physically active has been tough. I know people have way worse injuries and health issues than what I'm experiencing right now. But I can't help but feel like I am losing out the limited time I have left to play sports like volleyball at a pretty high level. I'm not young anymore.

I'm going to completely limit the amount of stuff I do that might put stress on my AC joint over the next week and see how it feels next weekend. Supposedly the pinch means that there's still some stuff in there that's irritated and resting it and doing a heat/ice regimen could help it calm down.

This is not good for my mental health. 

2026

I don't do New Year resolutions. Everything in life is free-flowing. There are so many factors from day to day to take into consideration. Actually, not even day to day. Hour to hour. I'll have my protein shake with creatine at 8:30 a.m. I'll eat a healthy lunch, no processed foods. I'll eat a decent dinner. Then I'm hungry and think, "Wow that bag of chips looks really good." And I eat a bunch of them. Earlier in the day, I told myself I was going to stop doing that. Nope. But I am going to make a conscious effort to put "good" food into my body instead of junk when I am hungry. Of course, everyone who is "dieting" says that. I never think of it as "dieting." It's purely adjusting what I eat. Anyway, I'll get leaner and stronger again.

Photography and video...where do I start. I have some great gear. Nikon Z8, Nikon ZR, some fun fixed-lens cameras like the Ricoh GRIII and Fujifilm X100V. I enjoy the images I get with the Nikon cameras the most. The GRIII is great for portability. But it's not as fun as full frame. I keep saying I'm going to shoot more video. More video of what's around me every day. More video of myself. The ZR is a great video camera. The DJI Pocket 3 is way more portable. But the video that you get out of it just doesn't have the look. And honestly, I'm starting to care less about the actual video image than I am about the audio that goes with the video. No one likes to watch a video with shitty audio. Do I buy a Rode wireless mic system? Do I do something else? I have a shotgun mic...do I use that more? It's sort of large and in your face, so it makes you stand out.

And the house. The house is a mess. Okay it's not that bad. But we have way too much shit and nowhere to go with it. We need to do a major purge. My stuff, clothes, toys, etc. It needs to go. Do you sell it and deal with people who haggle and are a pain in the ass? Do you just give it away and get nothing in return?

Ah, 2026.