Day 116: I Wish You Could Be There

2026-06-02Hello! This is written like an open letter, because why not. I put a half-hearted effort into it a few weeks ago after thinking of the vlogbrothers YouTube channel, and I think it would continue to provide me some fun creative challenges.Should probably invent a character — the one specific person that this format is written for. Let's call them M, partly because the James Bond character so iconic that I still think about him, even though I have never enjoyed a Bond book or film.Where do I start? The New Jersey Renaissance Faire, which I mentioned yesterday, was great. Just plain great. I only wish that I was with you rather than the group I was stuck with.It's this themed fairgrounds where everyone is dressed and acting all medieval-like — they have a Shakespeare and his plays, and a ruling lineage of royals — and I think I'd like to group it into three different parts: the things you buy, the things you eat, and the things you see. I'm deliberately excluding the vague idea…