Haha random printing mishap

So I e-mailed this story to some girlfriends, but decided that since I've been so lax about blogging, I should post it on here as well.

Ok, just an amusing story; this also is a great illustration of just the way things have been going for me as of late.

I needed to print out some fairly hefty documents and didn't want to waste ink. I discovered this "printing shortcuts" tab for my printer and one of the options was "fast/economical" - sounds great, I thought and eagerly checked the box. I hit "print" and resumed my work. Boy, was I unprepared for the speed this printer was going to shoot out grayscale pieces of paper at me. To illustrate, I have attached a photo (it's also essential to the story to know where my printer is located, in relation to the rest of me).

So, picture this... I'm typing briskly, expecting a slightly faster printout, getting lightning speed paper chucked right at my face, screaming in shock, then running around my apartment trying to grab all the pieces of paper, when it's clear that I am no match for my printer's speed. I hope you're laughing, because that's what I did for about five minutes while/after the 50-page document printed. Ridiculous.




Note the printer's deadly aim, illustrated above. At normal speeds, on ordinary days, the paper just rests up there, but this was no ordinary day. Gah! My life is boring. =)