- I also sniff foods and obsess about consuming something spoiled...so much so it often determines what I order at restaurants (I have a long list of "risky" foods that shifts depending on where I am)

- I used to be really paranoid about getting an STD - even when I wasn't having sex. I was so worried about it all the time I couldn't even go for more than an hour at a time without "checking" myself. Sometimes this meant a self-examination while driving 90 miles an hour down the freeway.

- I am absolutely terrified of flying and no longer do it. I still love traveling though so I often go on very long train / bus / car trips. I once bought a 1969 camper bus when I didn't even know how to drive a stick (I learned, much to my mother's horror) - ended up living/driving in it for a month. Most recently I took a train for 4 days just to do a 1 hour interview on the other side of the country. Last xmas I took a bus for 7 days (and then 7 days back) to meet my family who were on vacation in costa rica.