You have got to be kidding me.

[stillane]

What. The. Fuck?

My laptop just attempted to set me on fire. It started making the weird bad fan noise which I've been afraid was coming for months at around 9:00, and then at about midnight the power cord began to smoke. While in bed with me. (No jokes, please.)

Then it melted its covering, just behind its little magnetic head. I am now running on the power equivalent of fumes.

I'm going to try to find the nearest Apple Store tomorrow afternoon and make them help me by force, since apparently Apple does not have 24 hour support. (Ask me how thrilled I am about that one, btw.)

So, um. If you don't hear from me for a few days, it is because my computer is trying to assassinate me. Yeah.

*still needs a WTF? icon*

Comments

[randommagic.livejournal.com]

Something similar happened to me. I left my computer on my bed, and when I went back to it, it was running off the battery. 'That's weird,' I thought, 'it's plugged in.' Then I realised that the whole laptop felt rather...hot, and when I turned it around to look at the connection, sparks shot out the back. I turned everything off, and when I looked at the cord, the wire had a gash in it right below where it connects to the computer. Fortunately I had 24 hour support, but trying to explain what had happened to the guy on the phone was rather amusing. *g*

If your computer succeeds in assassinating you, we'll all take revenge on Apple. ;)

[stillane.livejournal.com]

You win. I did not have sparks. *is slightly jealous*

I'm just boggled that they do this. I mean, I know intellectually that it's a piece of technology, just as prone as any other to randomly defecting, but still. I tend to think the worst thing my laptop can do is crash, not try and take me down with it. *blinks*

If your computer succeeds in assassinating you, we'll all take revenge on Apple. ;)

This made me cackle like a loon. I had visions of the fangirl militia decending in force on that little glowing symbol. Leads to a whole new definition of flamewars. Heh. Thank you.