Someone is apparently not very good at keeping secrets...

Assuming the anticipation didn't kill you, your patient waiting has paid off. It's now time for pictures from my adventures at the Monterey Bay Aquarium!!!

(Sidenote: Evan, please don't be disappointed at my lack of technical terminology and... well, my lack of any real knowledge at all about what it is I'm showing pictures of. I go to the aquarium to look at the pretty fish. Please forgive me for not reading all the wall signs thoroughly.)

On my 5-minute walk to the aquarium I passed this advertisement:

...and it made me wonder if the majority of the seahorses are now shunning the 1 (maybe 2) who told the secret.

Poor seahorse(s).

Anyways, on to the fun stuff.

Nothing much to say about these...

... I just like them.

These, though...

...freak me out and I think there should've been a warning sign to prepare you for what's around the corner. I could've had a heart attack. In case you're wondering what they are, well, that I can tell you, kinda. Based on what I remember when I was there, they're dinosaur fish. If I zoom in on the picture, though, I find out that one is a Lingcod, and I didn't get in the photo what the other one is. (I apologize for the fact that you must suffer with me in my lack of knowledge or caring in finding out what the other fish was called!) But let's just make one thing clear (this is for you, Sister)... these are "former fishes", as in they no longer exist on earth. It's still only the sharks you have to worry about in the ocean (and maybe a few other things).

Moving on... I love tropical fishes. I saw lots of them when I was snorkeling in southeast asia a few years ago. Amazing colors!

Found!!! (Again, yes, I'm recycling jokes. I have to, I'm not actually that funny. What do you mean you don't know what I'm talking about?)

This:
...is amazing, no? It's a Sea Dragon (see, Evan, I did read some of the signs) and I think it's absolutely amazing. To me it looks like a sea horse in a Cirque de Soleil costume.

And who doesn't love penguins?
The tuxedo look really suits them. (Get it? Suits... tuxedo....... Why am I hearing crickets chirping?!)

And these are gorgeous...
...whatever they are! ("Ooooh, pretty!"... That's what I said right before I took the picture and walked away!)


Next I came upon the mystical and magical (that's as technical as I get around here) jellyfishes.
Lovely!!
Mesmerizing!!They make me feel peaceful!

Sadly, the exhibit I was most looking forward to (the sea otters) was closed for renovations. :( I cried a bit, picked myself up, and moved on, though.

In closing, (wait, this is starting to sound like a sacrament meeting talk) I'd like to show you a video I took of the seahorses. (Just ignore the shrimp that moves into the frame, he's just jealous he's not the star!) And look for the 2 sea horses who get their tails tangled right toward the end of the video.

Okay, and now, I debated whether or not to show this video. It's actually a video of a video of a seahorse giving birth. The male seahorses are the ones who give birth. To me, it just looks like he's convulsing! I only caught part of it right at the beginning but it looks so funny! (Disclaimer: May be unsuitable for children. I refuse to have the birds and the bees talk with your child.)

Tilt your head to the right. Now. (Sorry about that but I don't want to take the time to fix it.)

Up next: San Francisco

And, once again,... anticipation... blah, blah... you know the joke!