From West to East: a ridiculous journey.

Wow. It's been a awhile. Last post was 2008. My photography has changed since then, so has my geological location on my continent.

It was time to move I guess - although maybe I was a bit hasty. But Vancouver is nutty and just too much for me to handle (the commuting is unreal and the population is borderline parasitic.) so, we kept moving east in our research until we stopped in Fredericton: the beautiful river city that is the capital of New Brunswick. Never once growing up did I ever think I would live in Maritime Canada.

The business has evolved with better designs, organization, photography and an overall larger profile. The jewelery has held its own even without my complete focus. Retailers have come and gone but the right ones are still there and I love them. BC still has a nice selection and London, Ontario has an exclusive boutique as well. Now it's time to break into Fredericton and the eastern region. The locals here are wary, but with enough perseverance and belief in my skill, I think I'll win them over. :)

As my adventures roll on, I hope to post regularly and bring readers along on my journey through this "new land." I have dozens of photos to show you and the blog may become less focused on the jewelery and more so on my various creative endeavours, from personal photography to a new book concept. Stick around, would ya?

Jolie Mack Photo © 2011 Looking West from PEI.

Madge and Me!

Okay, so we got up early on Saturday, May 24th and waited for the tickets to go on sale at 10am...

This is an event that I just knew we couldn't miss - my assistant Janis, my 7 year old daughter Elayna and I just have to go! - so I wrote the date in my planner, put an alarm and notification beep on my new fancy cell phone and had a "countdown" application on my Facebook page to remind me. Seriously, when are we EVER going to have another chance to see Madonna??

We readied the stations: three PC's and walkie talkies to communicate. We were cued in line for 5 tickets and the anticipation of getting through Ticketmaster.ca was palpable! The cat was frightened and the husband couldn't take all of the "nonsense." He wasn't going, apparently.

Some people think that the show might be a bit much for Layni (being 7 and all) but I say to hell with that! By the time she's able to choose concerts for herself, Madonna will be too old to Vogue and her pointy bras will most certainly be traded in for full support. This is Elayna's chance of a lifetime to experience this Icon that influenced so many moments of her Mom's life. Mommy (that's me) has been loving Madonna since she was 8.

The momentous moment came and we became part of the Lucky Star's to get a bank of tickets together!! Apparently, only 20 minutes after the tickets went on sale, there were only "singles" left; after 30 minutes there were pairs of floor tickets on Craig's List for a grand! 60,000 tickets sold out for the show at BC Place Stadium for her very first performance in good 'ol Vancouver.

Husband almost fainted when he asked how much I charged to the Visa; Husband assured me that, for that much money, he will most certainly be coming along and it better be good.

The concert is in October, right in the thick of the new Fall '08 designs. I think I might choose these (sneak peek for you there!) to compliment my corset and fishnets - and my whip. Holiday! Celebrate!

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