Origins

I've suddenly realized that I have never explained the origin of my blog's title.  Obviously its a reference to being a bit mad, in the same vein as "a few crayons short of a box."  Anyone who couldn't comprehend that already can stop reading now and go discover literacy and reading comprehension.

However, there's more to the name than just describing my mental state.  Its also a reference to the Queen song called "I'm Going Slightly Mad." The song is pure Freddie Mercury campiness, as he dramatically sings a long list of evidence and metaphors for his decent to insanity, quipping "Oh dear" in a way that further makes me wonder how anyone ever thought he was straight.  Within that list is the phrase "One wave short of a shipwreck."

Its a fun song, if not their greatest, but it was also a personal mantra of mine in high school.  As you can expect, I made sure that high school wasn't easy on me.  The song doesn't mean much to me anymore, but it still proves one of the earliest examples of music's therapeutic and essential place in my life.

The result is the title of the blog, music and madness combined, the way it works best.  Otherwise, you get Nickelback or Celine Dion.  Two reasons I still haven't forgiven Canada.