A more lasting peace
Jun. 19th, 2024 04:08 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
somedayseattleOn Sunday past, we tempted fate and rolled over to Triangle Town Center. Mall. A 10 or 15 year old mall that one time was the shining star in Raleigh. Da Cripple Bus got to our apartment relatively on time and dropped us at the mall at 11:15. It would’ve help tremendously if I had been smart enough to check what time the mall opens. Yep, opens at noon today so we found some shade and hung out for 45 minutes. We got in and went immediately to the food court. One of the restaurants was boxed up waiting for a new tenant it and the others are one off's or small chains. Back in the day there was a McDonald’s, and Applebee’s etc. Erica got a slice of pizza and I got the best bowl of pho I have had in a while.
We strolled around for awhile but we only stopped into two or three places. I was really disappointed at the shape of this place. It was once a place that was hopping regardless of the day and time. I know it was Father’s Day but this place seemed extra ghosted. There were barely any stores on the top floor. We would pass a business and then two or three empty shops before coming to the next open store. I put it at 33% filled it, Erica said 25%. The downstairs was better but only slightly. The placement of the open stores looked almost like a homeless person teeth. Few and far between. It was sad to see something once so prominent devolve into this ghost town. DaYounga Sista stopped by the apartment afterwards. We sat in the lobby and dined on a gourmet donuts with her. We spent an hour and a half catching up on MeMum and J-Nic before she went off into the night.
In therapy Monday we did not do Da Verticalizer. Instead Brittany found a device even more torturous. I don’t recall what it was called but the concept was I stood up straight in it & two flaps that formed a seat beneath me. My job was to grab the bar on top and stand up. When I used my knees I was able to lift up about 3 inches off the seat (but pull myself to vertical using my arms) We did three sets of 3. I tried to use my knees for the first attempt, getting up a couple inches before Brittany set her hands under and gave me a bit of a boost. For the second and third I rocked back-and-forth a little and with the momentum and arm strength was able to pull myself to a standing position. It’s pretty obvious I don’t have a lot of muscle in my knees right now but I have the dexterity and the bendability and that ain’t too bad.
Tuesday was laid-back. Erica had the day off so we hung out and watched Match Game for a while. I handled some legal documents and then we spent a couple hours sitting by the pool under the cabana.
We strolled around for awhile but we only stopped into two or three places. I was really disappointed at the shape of this place. It was once a place that was hopping regardless of the day and time. I know it was Father’s Day but this place seemed extra ghosted. There were barely any stores on the top floor. We would pass a business and then two or three empty shops before coming to the next open store. I put it at 33% filled it, Erica said 25%. The downstairs was better but only slightly. The placement of the open stores looked almost like a homeless person teeth. Few and far between. It was sad to see something once so prominent devolve into this ghost town. DaYounga Sista stopped by the apartment afterwards. We sat in the lobby and dined on a gourmet donuts with her. We spent an hour and a half catching up on MeMum and J-Nic before she went off into the night.
In therapy Monday we did not do Da Verticalizer. Instead Brittany found a device even more torturous. I don’t recall what it was called but the concept was I stood up straight in it & two flaps that formed a seat beneath me. My job was to grab the bar on top and stand up. When I used my knees I was able to lift up about 3 inches off the seat (but pull myself to vertical using my arms) We did three sets of 3. I tried to use my knees for the first attempt, getting up a couple inches before Brittany set her hands under and gave me a bit of a boost. For the second and third I rocked back-and-forth a little and with the momentum and arm strength was able to pull myself to a standing position. It’s pretty obvious I don’t have a lot of muscle in my knees right now but I have the dexterity and the bendability and that ain’t too bad.
Tuesday was laid-back. Erica had the day off so we hung out and watched Match Game for a while. I handled some legal documents and then we spent a couple hours sitting by the pool under the cabana.
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Date: 2024-06-20 01:17 am (UTC)