Help?

Ok, so I'm a big loser who, apparently, likes to put up posts on a daily basis now. Oh well.

This is actually a serious question. I've started reading a book today, and it's really been good for me. Convicting and motivating and all. But I have a question for those of you who attend (or have attended) a church that they like a lot. What about a church makes it good (sorry, good is a loose term, but it's all I've got right now)? I really want to find one that I like; that fits me. But other than prayer and God's direction, what about a church lets you know its value?

I guess I should attempt to explain why I feel so lost in this search. My church here at home is. . . very small town. A bunch of old people. Very few elements of it make it seem real; ever. It just seems dead to me. It may work for other people, but not me.
At school my freshman year, I began going to a church that I actually looked forward to going to. I loved hearing the pastor. It was the first time I'd ever heard a pastor talk that didn't literally make people fall asleep in the pews. The church as a whole was not that great (worship, welcome/acceptance), but I really liked the pastor. Then he left, so I left.
I've been going to a church at school that makes me comfortable in their size and traditions, since they are similar to what I'm comfortable with, but I don't know. . . This book has just created a longing in me for more. I don't know what more I'm wanting. Which is why I'd like to hear your input. I don't really know who else to go to with these type of questions other than my peers, since I don't have a mentor or anything like that. I don't know. I just want more.