05.08.2009: lear | winders, llc

most of the week has been pretty uneventful up until today. i learned that my mom hasn't been exaggerating when she told me that muskogee has no bakeries. i really just thought it was an overstatement, but no, it was indeed not. we were trying to order a cake from wal-mart for my dad's upcoming birthday. mom wanted a speciality cake that looked like a pool table, but said her friend gail had ordered one from wal-mart before and it looked terrible. she opted for an american flag instead. she was on hold with wm bakery for 10 minutes two different times (for a total of 20 mins) and was immediately put on hold two other times when she called. i was outraged and began a diligent search for a bakery in muskogee, only to find, as i said before, that my mother was right, and no bakeries exist here. (andy, we may have found your first place for a bakery). i was ready to throw in the towel on elever to open one myself! i finally drove to the store to place the order ... after i was left waiting at the counter for fifteen minutes. i hate so much that our hands were tied and we had to purchase from them after the horrible customer service we received.

today, was much happier. claudine took the afternoon off work, and she and i headed to oklahoma city to the state building. we had tried to get our llc in tulsa earlier in the week, but found we could only get our tax permit, etc. we had so much fun driving and talking, plotting her exit from the dreaded hell that is addison. when we got to the building, there were few people waiting, but the office filled up quickly. we had to wait about a half-hour, but it was well worth it as we walked away with our articles of incorporation. learwinders llc is officially registered. we will, of course, be doing business as the élever group. i can't wait.