Jellyfish

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$12.98
Hey does anyone know what movie had the song think about your troubles in it, I think it was about a guy who was born with a round head that lived in a world of people with square heads.

Spilt Milk
$8.94
I am convinced that it is absolutely impossible to oversell this album. It is a work of enduring genius.

Like many fantastic albums (late Beatles stuff, Fleetwood Mac's Rumors, Pink Floyd's The Wall and No Doubt's Tragic Kingdom, etc.), the project was forged in the crucible of band conflict and warfare. This would be Jellyfish's swan song, as they broke up after its release.

I have had this album for several years. A cursory look at my iTunes stats reveals that I have listened to tracks from this album more than any other in my collection. It never fails to delight.

The production is vintage, fat analog richness. The minimalist drum kit sounds absolutely massive and the entire mix is peppered with brilliant little twittles from nearly every orchestral instrument you can think of. Your ear is always picking up some new element with every listen.

The lyrics are comical, clever, and yet utterly profound. To illustrate reproduction as "dialog swam from his pen like pollywogs" is audacious genius. While there is some debate on the subject, the album to me appears to be a unified concept piece narrating the life of a fallen rock star, with the songs hopping all over the place chronologically, ending with "Brighter Day", a final existential gasp by a washed-up has-been trying to put his life into a greater, yet still relatively meaningless context. And that is one of the many interesting legacies of this band--the ability to plumb darker concepts with saccharine-sweet power pop treatments.

This album is a perfect achievement.

Blue Glass Jellyfish Paperweight Ocean Beach New
$26.99
A fun and funky addition to any home, this rather large paper weight can be used also as a bit of object d'arte for the bookcase or desk. The jellyfish is about five inches tall and a good five pounds which means that it will definitely work as a paperweight or a weapon of choice It is sculpted of light colored glass and has a translucent, surrealistic aura taking it into the aura of ultra modern d���cor for fun and funky homes. It is well crafted and well made. I bought two jellyfish, both in blue, and each had a distinctively different shape and look making this piece unique and fun. Sure to be a conversation piece, this is definitely one of a kind. Anyone who enjoys a modern, clean look with smooth lines and minimalism will appreciate this piece.

The merchant ships quickly (mine arrived within three days) and the item was well packaged and in excellent condition. Highly recommended.

- Ravenova

Jellyfish (Meduzot)
$29.99
The English title of this excellent movie "Jellyfish" is so much less evocative than the Hebrew "Medusas." A Medusa floats through the sea, its wavy strands of poison trailing around it, buffeted by the waves but still capable of delivering a nasty sting.
In this movie of three interlocking stories, people float through their lives looking for connections. Most of the film is realistic but occasionally it moves into dreamy surreal passages which illuminate the characters' inner dilemmas.
Batya, abandoned as a child by her warring parents, finds it hard to make connections. Her boyfriend leaves and her job as a waitress at a wedding hall mocks her own isolation. One day at the beach, she's approached by an adorable little girl with a red plastic life preservers around her waist. The girl never speaks but seems real. Others can see her too. It's only gradually we learn that she is a representative of Batya herself as a young girl.
Another plot concerns Joy, one of many Philippine women working in Israel looking after old people. She has to take care of an old lady who came from Germany many decades ago and speaks only German and Hebrew, neither of which Joy speaks. The old lady's daughter, who ought to be taking care of her, is too busy pursuing a mediocre career as an actress.
In the third story, a newly-married couple suffers through a honeymoon in a sleazy hotel where everything goes wrong.
This movie has moments of real poetic beauty. In the end, all the various plot strands come together and are in some sense resolved.
Recommended.