You may also wish to consider tracking down a gaming group in your area and asking if you can play for a session or two. Colleges often have game clubs. If you have a local game shop, there might be some in shop play; some game shops run demos designed just so as to introduce new folks to a particular game.
A quick warning: Not all games cater to the same crowds, and not all gaming groups like the same things. You may not be satisfied with your first game or your first group, and that's fine. It could very well just be that you're going into the thing with a set of expectations that don't match the expectations of the gaming group you fall in with. Or you might click and have a wonderful time.
Anyhow, good luck.