That's not good. That's not good at all.

[solarbird]

Turned on the printer (an old HP LaserJet IIIp with PostScript cart and RAM expansion - the postscript capability being why I've kept it so long); it made an assortment of strange whining noises, did not make the usual fan noises, and powered itself down. Restarted it, and it seems normal, except a smell disturbingly reminiscent of rotting meat comes out of the vents now.

I'm used to the the smell of escaping magic blue smoke. This is something different. If I open it up, am I going to find a desiccated mouse in there or something?

Comments

[torquemada.livejournal.com]

Sounds like the hamster died.

[kathrynt.livejournal.com]

Probably not dessicated, no. Probably the fan killed the mouse.

and I LOVE that song.

[smeehrrr.livejournal.com]

There's a tiny little dead man in there behind a meticulously constructed wall of teeny bricks.

[solarbird]

Well, that certainly explains all the shrieking.

[firni.livejournal.com]

Mmmm rotting meat mmmmm