Hi neighbor
I'm near ya, but way to new and paranoid to give you the help you're looking for right now.

Sometimes taking a walk down Landsdowne St is a very enlightening experience...although it's also usually pricey and shady. Never let anyone in your car and never follow anyone to a completely isolated area. I highly recomend taking a friend with you.
If you're really hurting but scared of the Lansdowne element then you might want to take a brief vacation at one of the many ski resorts to the north. The bars in those areas tend to have plenty of folks with entrepreunurial aspirations. I find the slopes of Killington and Mt Snow to be especially enjoyable