Have you considered going native and moving to someplace like Ely, MN. It's a vibrant place with more activities than you can shake a stick at, a strong tourist trade with a living downtown business area to re-establish your S.B., fishing, hunting, canoeing, etc.
Screw these urban wastelands - find yourself again.
posted by unixrat at 8:25 AM PST on August 1

---I think that Find Your Spot site may be rigged.
Did anyone else find Little Rock at the top of a list of well-known "major metropolitan areas"? Is there a cool cultural scene in Little Rock I know nothing about?
posted by kittyprecious at 12:34 PM PST on August 1

I'm a long-time hermit myself who's finally, at the age of forty, reaching out more and having a lot of fun in the process. All the best to you. And, if I may, don't rule out NYC. With roommate(s), it's not as expensive as you might think, and it's, of course, an amazing place with endless career, friendship, and cultural opportunities.
posted by pips at 10:17 AM PST on August 1

Laugh if you must, but Birmingham, AL ain't so bad. We're undergoing a major revitalization of our once-decrepit downtown, and lofts and restaurants are springing up all over. Cost-of-living is lower than the national average, as are homre prices and property tax. With no kids, you won't need to worry about our underfunded and crumbling public schools. We've got great food (no really, we've got truly great food) a local music scene that goes from jazz to punk to hip-hop to country, and all sorts of entertainment options. Grotty little rock club? Check. Hiking, camping, fishing, and mountain-biking? Check. Golf, oh,hella check. Don't be fooled by assesments of Birmingham that are twenty or thirty years out of date. We have a film festival. A thriving gay and lesbian community. Great hospitals. We've even got an atheist pothead running for governor! Hooray!
posted by BitterOldPunk at 10:31 AM PST on August 1
sold. but for how Hot. right?