http://www.swanfungus.com Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:20:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Many spoilers ahead. If you have not watched all of LOST include last night’s episode, “Recon,” you should move along. There’s nothing to see here. I'm not above admitting that LOST is fallible. Sometimes (Kate) the people responsible for this show give us episodes ("Eggtown," "What Kate Did," the first act ... http://www.swanfungus.com/2010/03/lost-locked-doors-and-mommy-issues.html I like to drive. Maybe that's why I don't mind living in LA. I'm comfortable in a car. It helps that I am consumed by wanderlust. I enjoy long drives to nowhere in particular. In fact, on two (and a half!) separate occasions I've been fortunate enough to drive cross-country. ... http://www.swanfungus.com/2010/03/cross-country-travel-and-the-art-of-field-recording.html President Evan (center), Vice President Jack (right), Speaker Of The Ho's Ken (left) "Mr. Web browser, The Presdient Of The...blog...thingy." "My fellow readers. It's hard to believe that after five years of loyal service, you all continue to elect me leader of this website. I might not have any competition, but the ... http://www.swanfungus.com/2010/03/the-state-of-the-blog-address-2010.html Just a few tunes to whet your appetite before the big State Of The Blog Address, which will go live at 23:59 PST this evening. Enjoy these songs, I'll be back in a few hours to give my speech. RULES for uninitiated noobs: With roughly 100MB of webspace, I give birth ... http://www.swanfungus.com/2010/03/sunday-mix-tape-number-178.html Has it already been over a month since I shared Jerry Solomon's lost cult-classic Past The 20th Century? Well, the fine folks over at Imaginary Landscape have blown my mind now for a second time by sharing yet another Solomon album. This one is 1973's Through The Woods. I'm not ... http://www.swanfungus.com/2010/03/jerry-solomon-through-the-woods.html Wednesday was the official 5th birthday of Swan Fungus. The celebration and State Of The Blog address will occur on Sunday, March 14th. We'll all congregate right here, in cyberspace, for cupcakes and soda. Maybe at like 8pm PST? Sorry East Coasters, most of my audience is here on this ... http://www.swanfungus.com/2010/03/the-top-ten-levines-who-blog.html It took over two years, but I finally got a meal at LA's infamous Osteria Mozza tonight. It took my mom coming to town and footing the bill (thanks, ma!), and it was everything I had hoped it would be. By far the single best meal I've consumed since moving ... http://www.swanfungus.com/2010/03/the-distinguished-gourmand-osteria-mozza.html