I’ve written before that I’m a creature of habit in a really big way. REALLY big.

I watch the same TV series over and again, and can quote my favorite movies line for line because I never branch out to newer flicks. Four days a week I wake up, have breakfast, go to the gym and then head to work, but not before stopping at the grocery store to grab the same sandwich from the deli.

The women who work behind the counter there don’t even need to ask me what I want anymore. “Roast beef and provolone, mayo and spicy brown mustard, tomatoes, onions and peppers? Cut in half?” “Yup.”

I’ve been here for coming up on seven months, but there are still a great number of places I’m yet to visit, eat or drink at, or even just wander around in.

That’s why I’m making a list.

It won’t be as amusing as my last list, of things I couldn’t wait to do once I could drive, but I bet there are still things on that one that I haven’t checked off yet.

This was partly inspired by the voice at the back of my head that reminds me every now and then that I probably won’t be in central Maine forever, so I should be doing as much as I can here while I can. The list doubles as an always-in-my-face challenge, too: I always get more done when I have a list of things to triumphantly cross off as I complete them.

But I was spurred along to write it after hearing today in our afternoon news meeting that an area staple hot dog place is closing up shop for good at the end of the week. The one in question is in Waterville, but there’s a franchise in Hallowell that I’ve walked past every single Friday night since I moved here, on my way to the bar, and I still haven’t stopped in. WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH ME?

Anyway, I made mention of said apathy in the meeting, and was met with a rousing chorus of opinions from “it’s not that good” to “I was getting sick from those hot dogs 40 years ago.” That hasn’t totally put me off, though.

So, without further ado, The List. If anyone from Maine is reading this, and you want to either join me in ticking some of these off (or hell, buy me lunch,) then drop me a line. Company’s always fun!

• Eat at Bolley’s Famous Franks in Hallowell
• Eat at Big G’s Deli in Winslow, home of the sandwich named after a fellow columnist
• Eat at (yeah there’s a pattern here) Riverfront BBQ in downtown Augusta
• Eat a boozy brunch at Slates Bakery in Hallowell
• Eat/drink at Rooster’s Coal Fired Pizza and Taphouse in north Augusta
• Drink at Charlamagne‘s in downtown Augusta
• Drink at the Bridge Street Tavern in Augusta
• Visit the World Traveler Sign in Lynchville
• Visit Mini Fenway in Oakland
• Visit the Desert of Maine
• Visit the Maine State Museum
• Catch a Sea Dogs/Red Claws game in Portland
• Catch a high school football game in Augusta (go Rams!)
• Walk/run the Kennebec River Rail Trail
• Hike in Acadia National Park
• Hike Mt. Katahdin
• Drive into Canada. Somewhere. Just cross the border, buy a weird bag of milk, and come home
• Watch the sun rise in Eastport.

That’s a decent starting point, I think. I mean, I can only eat…like…three times a day, right?