Player seeking D&D Game

Being still relatively new to D&D I have no particular campaign favorites. And while more familiar with the 3.5 version of the game I am willing to learn 4.0. I am looking to join a game, not play dm as I'm far to new to do that, and have I do have a few characters in mind. I am really good at doing thorough backgrounds for my characters, usually tragic as happy is just to easy. I also really like the rp aspect of the game. Any questions feel free to shoot them my way.

What city are you in?

I am in Western Massachusetts.

Oh, sorry - we're in NYC.

Your best bet is to go to meetup.com and look for local gaming meetup boards.

Also, try this site: http://rpggamefind.com/

I found two of the players for my local game on that site.

(BTW, you'll probably find that 4.0 is very very different from 3.5 and all the versions that came before that. Pathfinder has a huge following, so you shouldn't have much trouble finding a game)