u/Disastrous_Crow_2323

Hi all! As of Saturday, I officially graduated with my master’s from Penn State! I traveled from Wisconsin to State College for the ceremony and absolutely loved the area while I was there.

I’m 30F, no children, have a long-term partner who would likely not move with me, and a dog. I currently live in a Wisconsin town of about 50,000 people and find it lacking in a lot of areas, so I’m curious what State College is actually like to live in full-time.

I enjoy trying new restaurants, thrifting/vintage shopping, bookstores and reading, the occasional hike, theatre and the arts (musicals, plays, live music, etc.), and sports—specifically baseball. I don’t need something going on every night, but I like having options and new things to explore.

I’ve been looking at a few job postings in the area and at the university, but before applying, I wanted to hear from people who actually live/work there. Do you find there’s plenty to do, or does it start to feel boring or repetitive after a while? What is it like socially for people in their late 20s/30s?

Also, when you want more restaurants, shopping, concerts, professional sports, etc., do people tend to travel to Pittsburgh, Philly, or somewhere else?

I really loved State College, but I know visiting for graduation is very different from actually living somewhere, so I’d love to hear what it’s like day-to-day. Thank you!

Afraid of the Dark has quickly become a favorite song of mine and I have a space on my upper inner thigh that is about five inches long and 3 inches wide that I would love to dedicate to that tattoo but need help with some ideas. With it being on my inner upper thigh too, I want to be mindful of what I put there as a woman, iykyk. I’d also prefer to NOT have words on the tattoo, simply symbolism. Thank you in advance for any ideas!
A few lyrics that I love from the song are:
- slingshot pistol, playground toys I still can’t find a real life boy cause I’m a walking dress-up chest
- staring down my twenties like the barrel of a gun is everybody having fun? Well then my work here is done
- I’m whatever you are, you are blame it on my parents or the moon and stars but maybe I’m just like this.

So as a graduation gift for my partner, I bought two tickets off of Stubhub to see Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets at the Minnesota Orchestra. Originally, I wanted to purchase directly but there were no seats together when I looked on Ticketmaster, so this was the next best resort. What I am fucking irate about is the fucking seller of these tickets claimed they were a "great view" and I was like okay - cool, I'll definitely purchase then... So I finally get the tickets and I'm looking at them... what does it say? Partial-fucking-view. Like are you fucking kidding me right now?! Not only did this individual majorly jack up the price, but they outright LIED!? I am shacking and know there isn't really anything to be done. Of course I could resell the tickets, but I don't feel comfortable listing them for what I paid for them because 1. what they were listed for isn't what they actually are, 2. I would be out so much money to purchase new tickets and then try to resell the old ones for face value because I refuse to be a money grubby bitch like the original person who sold them, and 3. I would be out literally hundreds more from this. Sorry for the rant, I'm just so upset and frustrated. If anyone knows if there are any other solutions, please let me know! Thank you.