cruising our way through overpriced office space en route to the aquarium of the bay.	nicholas van orten: "it's a game. it's a game."	former dot-bomber lugging 600 pounds of drunk, fast food flesh down the embarcadero at the peak of the afternoon heat.
upon seeing my camera, one of them squealed: "we should get his address!". if they only knew what i was planning to do with these pictures. oh hee hee hee. :D	imitation, once again.	*yawn*
YEAH!!! the aquarium of the bay. prominent advertising and its location on the embarcadero lead many to think that this is merely a tourist trap. hardly the case!	like any respectable california aquarium, our excursion begins with a small school of anchovies. (for comparison, see the anchovies at the scripps institute for oceanography.)	the farallon islands, being just a short distance away, have a significant influence here. one of these days, perhaps we'll take a boat out there, drink some champagne, and take a dip with the great white sharks. oh, looks like someone has already thought of this! :D
feeding frenzzzzzy!!	i think a large number of americans have this shape by default.	don't recall what this fish is, but it bears a striking resemblance to something you'd see out of lake tanganyika.
a ray darting straight at me. the fish here are unusually friendly and active. it was unlike any other aquarium i'd ever seen.	a flat fish hovering over the sand. hooooover.	p.sherman, 42 wallaby way, sydney!
nemo wallowing around in an anemone.	sandy, dory, and nemo! :D	more of that.
curled up and ready to strike at any given moment in time!	one step away from the hong kong flower lounge.	more of that.
deep fry in canola oil, serve with salt, pepper, and lemon.	the entrance to an incredible sequence of underground tunnels!	suspended.
shoal of fish with a few sturgeon throw in for good measure.	another view.	a huge starfish.
me, hanging out in the tuuuunnel.	breakfast, lunch, dinner.	more.
one moment, cruising the pristine water of the aquarium of the bay. the next, served up with orange-fennel salsa at cashion's eat place in washington d.c.	more fish overhead.	overexposure.
fish and starfish co-existing harmoniously in a flawless, man-made ecosystem.	take starfish, throw against wall. SPLAT, SPLAT, SPLAT!!	coral, fish, etc.
sandy overcoming her phobia of eels.	a ray showing the effects of having several thousands pounds of pressure and razor sharp teeth slicing through its succulent flesh.	the culprit.
a sturgeon who had recently escaped from the matrix. note the precision arrangement of red circular marks on its belly.	large sturgeon. also known as many kilograms of caviar. :D	cruising down the tunnel.
more.	sandy inspecting the underside of a methylmercury-infused shark.	sturgeon, again.
a series of large leopard sharks.	sandy has a fascination with sturgeons.	sandy and i in the tunnel.
another menacing looking shark preparing to devour a fellow aquarium mate.	sandy and a tank filled with a variety of rockfish species.	they're red.
did i mention they're red?	in case you missed that.	sandy and a fringehead.
the "petting area" and leopard sharks!	hand in pool: no problem. school of leopard sharks in the pacific ocean with me submerged in 4-5 feet deep water: problem.	starfish pool.
a vast assortment of starfish.	more starfish! this exhibit is incredible.	more of that.
sea slug. mmm . . .	random, uncategorized fish.	a little message.
these captions are fairly useless at this point.	me, examining the selection of the day's fresh fish. being very politically incorrect, i wolfed down a heap of sea bass and washed it down with a nice, buttery chardonnay. :D	bay.
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