I enjoyed a lovely weekend with the family this ... weekend.  We drove to Monterey and grooved on the beach and at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.  At the aquarium, crocoKid liked the jellyfish, didn't like the giant tuna, too scary with their downturned mouths and ugly grey scales.  And she was surprisingly indifferent to the sea otters.  I love the sea otters, those filthy showoffs.  They dive and loop and swim on their backs and wrestle with kelp and the more people watching, they more they do it.  They're just so cute!

Then we ventured into San Francisco to attend a "Bugs Bunny on Broadway" performance by the San Francisco Symphony (see, I gots culture).  The show is fantastic, this was the second time we've seen it, first time for crocoKid.  She was good for about an hour of it, and we left during intermission.  My motivation for mentioning it here is because it's a great show, but the damn thing wasn't even close to sold out.

I didn't realize it was playing until early last week when I received a postcard from the symphony soliciting ticket buyers.  We didn't have plans for Saturday, so we picked up the tix.  Obviously, sending a mailer so late meant they really needed to sell some tickets.

Here's how it works, they project Bugs Bunny cartoons on a big screen (not quite movie theatre size) while the orchestra plays the cartoons' music live.  And they show all the classics: "One Froggy Evening", "Bunny of Seville", "High Note."  It's a fun show, so I was shocked at the number of empty seats.

It's a traveling show -- sponsored by Warner Bros. -- so check your local symphony's schedule.  If it's playing in your town, buy tickets today!