I don't need much, but this I need

[sovay]

When I got home from my frozen stagger through the snow-shuttered streets of Somerville (bank, groceries), I found a package from handful_ofdust in the mailbox. I was carrying three plastic bags and could no longer feel my hands; fortunately it was a compact flat package and I could stick it under one arm along with the payment from Goblin Fruit and a wedding card from friends of the family. I had to thaw out my fingers before I could unlace my boots. The apple cider sorbet I had brought home for derspatchel had not melted at all. We ate some fudge. I opened my package.

handful_ofdust sent me Peter Cushing: A Life in Film (2013) by David Miller. It is full of photographs and anecdotes and THAT'S A PICTURE OF PETER CUSHING AS ANDREW CROCKER-HARRIS FROM THE BBC'S 1955 ADAPTATION OF THE BROWNING VERSION HOLY BLAP GEMMA THIS BOOK HAS JUST EARNED ITS PASSAGE THANK YOU.

(My e-mail's still dead. But I have a new book. I can deal.)

Comments

[nineweaving.livejournal.com]

How wonderful!

Can you stream an evening of Peter Cushing as a celebration?

Nine

[gwynnega]

A day that features apple cider sorbet and a book about Peter Cushing sounds pretty good to me.

[moon-custafer.livejournal.com]

Our Blu-ray of Rear Window arrived today (present from my parents.) I can now see every single hair on Jimmy Stewart's arms.

[ap-aelfwine.livejournal.com]

Hurrah for new books! (And other good things in the post.)

Good luck with the snow, and with the restoration of your email!

[handful-ofdust.livejournal.com]

Yaaaay! I'm really glad it's already paying off. As it amusingly turned out, A Life In Film is basically exactly the same book that my Dad sent me last Christmas, so when I realized that (shortly after I'd ordered it), I thought of you. Sorry not to bring it down with me to Readercon liked I'd intended, but...yeah, considering the whole puking-in-the-sink thing later on that weekend, I think I was probably distracted by incipient sickness.

That said, I have some other stuff I was going to offer you, and given the email situation, I'm just going to ask it here: Are you interested in DVD copies of Near Dark, The Thing, Angel Heart and Pacific Rim? I also have Chronicle, Iron Man 3, World War Z and Star Trek: Into Darkness to throw in the pile, if you're interested.

[davesmusictank.livejournal.com]

I love new books as a surprise present esp when it is something you wanted and you then get it as a gift.

[beowabbit]

Hurray for comfort food and new books! (And good luck with email. Let me know if you want help trying to debug, although I presume you have nearer and more convenient tech support.)