today's the day

I'm as ready as I'll be to go to court. I have about two dozen documents, a couple of pieces of physical evidence, and a dozen photos. I hope it's enough. There's a hundred other things I could have prepaired or done differently. Almost all of them would have cost a substantially larger amount of money than what I've done, and unfortunately, money management has been what this is all about.

I am, at the least, very confident that I can demonstrate due diligence in having gotten my facts together, attempted to resolve these issues prior to going to court, and done my best to resolve this in the most cost-effective manner possible for everyone involved. At 1pm today, I'll find out if this was the right way to go.

gratifyingly anticlimatic

He didn't show, so I got default judgement for the full amount plus costs and interest. Now on to the fun of trying to collect.

Thanks to those who wished me luck (whether posted or no), I think it helped!