i am neurotic.

Whenever I hear rhythmical music coming out of a store or a bar I take special caution to walk out of the rhythm.

I cannot walk on an uneven number of Manhole covers. I will jump over them, walk in the road or even change the route that I walk in order to avoid it as it is bad luck. Even numbers though bring good luck so it isn’t all bad news.

i always have to walk to the left of people to feel balanced.  i feel like my head can’t really turn to the left effectively to have a good conversation if i’m standing to the right.

When I am walking along and I make a turn of 180 degrees I simply have to turn back the other way. Continuing to turn the whole 360 degrees makes me feel like I am uncomfortably twisted in “space time.”

I absolutely cannot walk on or near sewer grates. My biggest fear is that my car keys will fall out of my pocket and I will be stranded. If I have no choice but to walk near (or God forbid, on) one I put my hand in my pocket and grip my keys tight enough to make my knuckles white. I have never lost anything down a sewer, but it somehow scares me into a neurotic frenzy.

I know someone that blinks on every third step that he takes.  I tried it once on a whim and found it instantly addictive.

There are 1595 steps from my door to the single spot i stand in every morning to wait for the train to come. I will ask you to move if you’re in the way. Then its 5 steps to the door, if not, I’ll wait… I’m late to work once a week.

If I step on a crack with one foot, I will tip toe way out of my way, jumping over cracks, until I find a similar looking/feeling crack to step on with the other foot.

I try to step over the same number of cracks with each leg. I will change my route (slightly) to make the number come out right.

If I’m walking somewhere by myself, indoors or out, and I realize I’m going the wrong way I’ll detour out of my way just so that I’m not passing the same strangers again.