More Laundry Adventures

This is my washing machine, which I've talked about before. And yes, it is in fact located right next to the refrigerator.

As noted in the Great Kitchen Fire Incident, counter space is tight. It gets crowded. Mistakes are made. On taking out my last load of laundry, I found a small square white thing which might have been a used kleenex (eww) except for the perplexing presence of cardboard at the center. I puzzled over this for some time (what was this thing? how did it get in my laundry?) before finally unfolding it. Even then, it took a minute:

I washed a paper towel roll. Since I don't recall putting paper towels in my laundry hamper, I can only conclude that I knocked it off the kitchen counter while I was loading the washing machine.

So, let's see... the toilet and shower have to be in separate rooms, but it makes perfect sense to do laundry in the kitchen. Sigh. Will I ever understand this country?