When you shut off your engine your valves are no longer being actuated (opened and closed) by the camshaft, so one or more stay open, leaving a small space (develops as the valve seals wear) which oil drips down and into the cylinder. It is that small drop from which your startup exhaust smoke is blue. A puff of blue smoke on start up is nothing to worry about, but in the future you may need new piston rings and/or more likely valve seals both of which are nessisary replacment parts for a rebuild anyway (10's of thousands of miles in the future so long as you are getting full engine power now). It is nothing to worry about. The electric smell on the other hand should be investigated. If you don't it could cost you your electrical system (big $$$$ to repair).
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