Smells like Eugene

About a month ago I needed a new deodorant, so I decided to try a "green" brand. Being earth-friendly and organic is all the rage here in tree-hugging, granola Oregon, and I guess after 4.5 years of living here it's rubbing off on me. I haven't started my dreadlocks yet, and I haven't purchased a pair of Birkenstocks or an incense burner, but I do take my recycling very seriously. 

Back to the deodorant. After wearing it for a few days, and reapplying as needed throughout the day, I noticed a peculiar smell around me. It smelled like the crowds at any free event in Eugene. And that smell was me. Even if I showered daily, put on deodorant before working out, and put more on later in the day if I had somewhere else to go, I still smelled like I didn't regularly use deodorant. I was kind of mad about this, since I spend $8 on this fancy schmancy all natural deodorant, so I kept using it. But it bothered me every time I smelled like Eugene, so I finally bought the old regular kind of deodorant that doesn't save the earth.

Now I know that when I smell that kind of body odor smell one often gets a whiff of in Eugene, I shouldn't assume that those people don't shower or use deodorant. No, they just use the wrong kind of deodorant. I won't make that mistake again.