I'm not sure I'd want to carry a stand when I go out, but it might work for when I'm at home. At present, I need something that's not easily knocked over and that has a small physical footprint (we're low on space). I think I'll mostly just experiment with different ways of curling up on the couch for now.

I do plan to try both FMA and Samurai Champloo. I've borrowed the first two DVDs of FMA from a friend, and Samurai Champloo is in my Netflix queue. Neither is likely to get watched immediately, however, because I'm trying to write. Dubs, I could watch while writing, but I prefer the original Japanese voice actors most of the time.