As some of you know, I have a deep and abiding love for a cappella music. In high school, I was in a guys' quartet called The Overtones, and in college I was part of the Rice Philharmonics. I'd love to get back to it, but for now I have to content myself with singing along with the Acapodcast, my collection of recordings, and whatever I happen to find on the Internet.

Here's two things that fall into the latter category. The first is an a cappella standard given a new twist by incorporating some particularly ingenious sound effects. (The thunder is my favorite.) The second is a multi-tracking a cappella take on a classic rock song, which rarely fail to make me smile.

Enjoy (and feel free to sing along).

I've been overwhelmed by the kind words and well-wishes that have people have sent me in response to the conclusion of Have Games, Will Travel. I'm immensely proud of the work I did, and I'm overjoyed that so many people enjoyed it.

The tone of some of these messages, however, makes me think that they're eulogizing me. Rest assured, I'm still here.

As I mentioned on Twitter, we finally got a table for the game room. Rather unexpectedly, it's become the place where I get things done. Need proof?

Jason Corley has posted a Prisoner-inspired playset for Penny over at Story Games.