Whole Lotta Rocks

Hi. Jeff and I went for a drive yesterday.
We ended up at Peggs Beach

There is a small area with a rocky platform

And its marvellous!

The details, colours, textures and patterns are amazing

Its a super photogenic area

We spent quite some time fossicking among the rocks admiring all the different natural artistic areas

Let me update you on my current challenges as you check out the rocks!
Looks very much like I need a root canal or say a fond fare-thee-well to my tooth.

I’ve managed to make an appointment with my regular dentist who was kind enough to call me on his lunch break from his conference in Melbourne.
That is booked for Monday so there go my plans to spend a nice day with Jeff. (was trying to fit in a few of those before Japan)

Then… I have a telstra issue (which will probably turn out more painful than the root canal)
A couple of days ago they suspended my email account – compromised password or something was in danger. I dunno.
All I know… sorting it out will be a colossal pain in the lower region of my anatomy

So, I take a deep breath to get in touch with Telstra and make the call.
After several failed attempts of their automated system trying to send me an sms to a mobile phone I don’t possess … I get to a real person
Part way through… got hung up on
Sigh

(These incredible rocks are taking away a little bit of that ‘beating my head on the wall’ frustration)

So I call again. Go through the same rigamarole of failing to get an sms on my phantom phone and got to another person.

Bottom line – without a mobile phone I need to physically go into a Telstra shop with ID to reset my passwords and get my account active again.

I admit I am a fair bit pouty about this as I will scarcely get into basket weaving before having to scarper off – and I was planning on a leisurely time there because its my birthday tomorrow and it would have been a nice thing to do hanging out with the lovely people there. (Jeff sleeping off a nightshift)

Going into Burnie to do annoying boring things like this that wasn’t even my fault has me a bit miffed even though I am well aware its a first world problem and in the words of my Grandpa – “Little apples will grow again”

Given my problematic history with Telstra I have NO confidence that things will be sorted correctly tomorrow, but I have to do something as I need access to email while I am away.

Gosh this is quite the whingy post isn’t it??
I did have visions of swanning about packing and relaxing during this time – nothing that included dentists and telecommunication shops

On the bright side of today… in about 10 minutes I am going to head over to my friends place where I have booked in for a lovely long massage which I am sure will help my poutiness.

I’ll whip up leftovers for dinner so Jeff doesn’t go hungry before work and then maybe play around a bit more with my packing
I’d like to shove everything I’ve collected thus far and weigh my pack before I over do things!

What else positive can I share?
Oh I had a lovely FaceTime chat to one of my Japanese girlfriends who I am planning on going to stay with towards the end of the trip.
So excited to see her and her family again.
I’ve yet to meet her youngest daughter and see their new home.

I am currently stocked up on chocolate and lamingtons so I am going to light the fire tonight and possibly eat a lot of junk (haha… poor tooth)(I promise to brush well)

OKies… thats all the rocks and whining from me today

xxx