We had our first night out on the town here last night (thanks Deb!), having dinner, watching a comedy group do old-style radio drama, then listening to an indie folk group, all at a small bar in Hollywood. Occurrences that brought home the fact that we really do live in L.A. now:
- When we arrived and joined the others in line, we came into the middle of a conversation with the couple behind us, one of whom owns the house that served as Dr. Horrible's lair (and had a cameo in the party scene at the end). It turns out that it wasn't a set—the house actually looks like that all the time (giant chair and all) thanks to Monster House.
- A small part in the comedy group was played by Danny Strong.
- One of the members of the band was Adam Busch.
- The comedy show had a guest appearance by Kevin Pollak, who sat a booth over from us most of the evening (not that I would have realized at the time had it not been pointed out to me).
Not big name star sightings, sure, but all together on our first foray into the big city's night life it definitely made an impression. The fact that it was largely Whedon-themed made it oddly surreal.
I'm also getting used to the fact that just as most conversions end up being about software in silicon valley, most conversations end up being about TV and/or movies here. I feel like I'm going to need to spend a lot more time with pop culture to avoid looking ignorant most of the time here.
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