I'm a synesthete too! Words have tastes for me. Chocolate tastes like, well, chocolate. Blue tastes cold, like ice. Chair tastes like orange juice. Potato tastes like french fries. Homework tastes bitter, like orange rind.
I was curious to know if there are any others here with strange or unusual abilities. For instance, I have kind of a sixth sense for danger - say someone walking behind me is getting a little toooo close to not have some kind of intention.
(This actually happens.... One of the downsides of...