Where's your head at?

I was chatting to a special friend the other day and he told me that the smell of Jersey Milk chocolate bars reminded him of fall. This set me wondering. How many of us suppress our olfactory senses, never expressing them to anyone. For those of you who aren't familiar with what "olfactory" senses are, here's what you should ask yourself: "How do you smell? Why do you smell? Have you ever actually thought about it? Did you ever smell something that made you hungry, happy, upset, angry...or made you recall a certain memory? Well, there is a part of our brain that contains something called the olfactory bulb located in the front of the brain which communicates scent. There are many theories surrounding the exact process to our sense of smell. The most popular of these theories are comprised of molecular rings and receptors that cause us to take in odor proteins, resulting in smells." I find this to be a fascinating part of the human makeup. With this in mind, I wanted to share exactly what smells gave me that deja vu feeling:
Stale cigarettes and coffee reminds me of my afterschool bible classes, where myself and a bunch of gradeschool kids would gather. It was held in the basement of the teachers home and clearly, though I didn't know it then, she was a chainsmoker and caffeine addict.
The odor of certain fried foods reminds me of my numerous visits (as an adult and a youngster) to my grandparents' homes.
Bleach and medicinal smells have me recalling all the visits I had to make to the hospital and nursing homes where my grandparents eventually ended up spending their remaining days. This is especially awful and I get really melancholy when in the face of it.
Certain deodorants remind me of a former boyfriends t-shirts. One of which I stole after a trip together and kept, unwashed, for months, until I accidentally threw it in a load of laundry. Serves me right for stealing it in the first place...you can all stop judging me now!.