Stephanie

Get Away
$16.98
I finally found this CD! Of course, I bought it because of Get Away and I didn't bother to listen to any of the other samples on the info page. Therefore, I was pleasantly surprised that this whole CD is rather upbeat and freestyle/electro sounding with thumpin' beats (except for track 1). If you like Trinere and Cynthia like I do...then grab this!!! There are more jams on here than just Get Away. Thank you, Stephanie!!!

Never Knew Love Like This Before
$0.99
Loved this song first time I heard it decades ago and still love it. 5 stars from me, but since music tastes are so subjective, make sure you listen to the audio clip before you buy it.

Claymore: Complete Series Box Set [Blu-ray]
$79.98
I watched this entire series on DVD via Netflix, and absolutely loved it. I held off on actually buying it, though, with the hopes that a blu-ray version would stroll along. And whattaya know, here it is. The animation quality on this series is already fantastic, and I can't wait to see it in HD (though, as always, it's questionable just how much cel animation can be enlivened by high definition).

A couple of general notes about the series:

1. It's ultra-violent and not very hopeful, so otaku parents, be aware before you show your kids (though I will say it could be quite empowering for young girls).

2. If you enjoy this, try Berserk. The story and characters are way different, but the dark medieval fantasy environment is the same (still need that on blu-ray, though...).

3. Funimation, as always, does an excellent job with the english dub, but the original japanese is still superior.

4. If you've finished watching all the anime episodes and found yourself loving it and wanting more, you need to start reading the manga series it's based on, starting with volume 11. Why? The anime adapts the first 10-and-a-half volumes of the manga quite thoroughly. However, it features an alternate ending in the final episode that never happened in the manga. The second half of volume 11 picks up at that point. In fact, the series is still ongoing in Japan, so there's quite a bit more story to go. Hopefully, it will all be adapted to anime, and turn out as well as this excellent collection.

Stephanie's Ponytail (Annikins)
$1.99
This is a great book. As a child i always would check this book and Munsches other works out of the library. My problem is not with the writings or illustrations of the book. but the books itself. The book is about 3" big. TINY! i was not expecting that. i guess you get what you pay for.