So, I was totalling up my invoice:check ratio and came up with a deficit of about $6,500. This is bad because I have bills to pay. In a way, I guess it’s also good because it means there’s a good deal of money out there just waiting to be given to me.

As a result of the deficit, I have to give my biggest client an ultimatim involving penalties for paying late. This is a slight issue, since I don’t want to rock the boat, so to speak. What do I do?

My current idea involves increases in my hourly rate on new invoices when I have any outstanding invoices more than a month old. I’m hoping that’s incentive enough. Any comments are appreciated. Thanks.

It’s been a pretty crazy week. I went to Ann Arbor twice this week, then Thursday I went to New Haven (north of Lake Saint Claire) but I got back early enough to be called to another job. Then Friday was buy the van day. Today is sleep in and chill out day. Oh, and Andy, KT and I cleaned up the backstage area at Riverview… it took a couple of serious evenings but I think it’s in a much better state now.

Danny, Andy and I are going to Hitchhikers’ Guide to the Galaxy in like an hour. Seems like movies have been really hit and miss lately. Wish us luck.

I heard a PSA on the Impact today for control of population growth in third world coutries.

Many of you are familiar with Charlton Heston, the N.R.A. goto guy. Imagine my surprise when he introduced himself at the beginning of a quick shpeal about helping to control population growth. Am I inferring what I think should be inferred here? I hope they can see what they’ve done.

To the point: Is the N.R.A. now going to be more active in the control of population density in other countries?

Is it funny to anyone else that I’m replacing my van with the same year/make/model that I already own?

A quick run down of the differences:

Old Van–New Van
YELLOW–NOT YELLOW
no seats–comfortably fits seven
paint covering the interior–spotless interior
rollercoaster transmission–smooth shifting
passenger side entry–keyless entry
cruise control buttons–functional cruise control

These are just a few of the differences, you’ll have to see it to believe it because it is beautiful.

Looks like I may actually be buying a new van in the next day or two. I’ll post a couple pictures after I drive it a bit today. This is very exciting. Now I just have to get rid of Big Yellow.