I knew that you're into music, but I don't think I ever learned what you play. Is that a viola I see in the photo?

As for Pathfinder, it's a great game if you like certain bits of D&D. If 3.5 is your favorite, you'll probably love Pathfinder. I find that it's too bloated, but that's because the groups I was with ran the whole product line instead of more sensibly constraining themselves to a subset of the content.