towel

I get out of the shower and reach for my bath towel, and of course the first thing I do is pat my face dry. And unfortunately take in a huge breath. The towel totally smells like, for lack of a better term, lunch. I know what you're thinking, ok... gross. But it happens. After consulting with a friend on the phone, I change out the towel for a new one.

Why the hesitation, you ask? Because what I really want to know is... where were the stages?? Isn't it supposed to vaguely smell like, say, milk first? Or breakfast? Why did it go straight from "day after the last of the fabric softener smell wore off" to "lunch"? Not fair, really.