First off, I need to thank a few people for some wonderful gifts I've received recently. It's always great to get neat stuff in the mail, and Dork Tower readers are often generous beyond words.

As if folks overseas don't send me enough Jelly Babies, Dolly Mixtures, Salt 'N' Vinegar Discos and Cheese Twisties (international junk food is ALWAYS welcome at Dork Tower, Box 45063, Madison, WI 53744, hint, hint), every now and then, however, a few things come along that are truly remarkable.

Kit Lo, a reader in New York, actually sent along (gasp) an Ian McKellan autographed Playbill! This was following the recent Lord of the Rings strips that ran. Talk about being blown away. I'm just looking for a nice Lord of the Rings Gandalf publicity shot before I frame this.

John McMann sent a Danger Girl hardcover collection...with every disparaging comment that Matt ever made about Danger Chix inscribed in it. This was just too funny for words, and will be cherished.

Barbara Robson from Australia didn't ONLY send Cheese Twisties (the greatest cheese-flavored junk food in the world, IMHO), but also Chicken Twisties, Toffee Twisties (weird but yummy) AND Tim-Tams, a real Down Under treat. I now need to work out daily because of this care package.

Harvey Mills of London and Jan Hendricks from the Netherlands didn't just bring me loot last Dragonmeet: they dropped off enough sustenance to keep a small army on its feet. Harvey gave me a MASSIVE tin of Cadbury's Miniature Heroes (Judith and I are STILL working our way through it), while Jan dragged an entire six-pack of Gulden Draak across the North Sea for me! Gulden Draak is my second-favorite beer in the whole world, and the first (Westveleteren 12) is near-impossible to get unless you're a Belgian monk.

Thanks to everyone who's sent things. It's a definite highlight of a job that's pretty cool to begin with.