Ok, as my screen name suggests, I am a pastor. I work for a church in Bakersfield, CA. I'm 37, I've been married for 14 years (as of last Wednesday 6/20) and have three kids, two boys (11 & 9) and a new baby girl who was born with a heart defect and had open heart surgery at UCLA a week after she was born last August. I used to lead our churches Jr high youth ministry until our senior pastor wanted to utilize my graphics and video talent more and got a new youth leader. I've been doing video and graphics at the church for the past 9 years.

I grew up fascinated by movies. I used to sit in front of our family's hifi and listen to the Star Wars sound track LP we had over and over again. I would imagine the movie in my head while listening to music. The two movies that influenced me the most, where I first learned the language of film making, were "Empire of the Sun" and "Tucker"

I am a complete Apple fanboy. Each year I try to take a vacation to San Francisco so I can swing by Apple headquarters in Cupertino to pick up some Apple apparel at their company store. I also love LEGO. I like people to think that I just play it with my kids but in reality I enjoy it more than my kids. I have a great time building custom MOCs (My Own Creations). My favorite mall is the Glendale Galleria. There's an Apple store next door to a LEGO store. It's my little slice of heaven.

Feel free to AMA. I know religious discussions can get a little heated but I promise that I won't get preachy or argue, just simply answer any questions. You may even be surprised by my answers.

Dbngaa, I'm truly sorry for your recent loss. I can't imagine losing my wife at this age.

Jimmy B, have you ever drawn Garfield? That's what I was famous for among my friends in elementary school. And by the way, my youngest boy wants to be a stuntman too.

Teague, how many times can you twist a balloon before it pops?

@TheMargarineMan

1.) What is it that you hated about engineering that made you want to pursue a different career?

I'm starting my undergrad in chemical engineering this September, and while I was looking forward to it a lot when I first applied and got accepted, the input of other people has begun to make me wonder. It's mostly just the workload I'm worried about to be honest. I've always enjoyed Math/Physics/Chemistry more than any other high school course (except for maybe Media Studies); but I'm worried that the workload and stress will be too much to handle. Which brings me to my second question.

2.) How much harder was first year in comparison to High School

So I've basically breezed through most of my high school classes (don't want to sound smug about it, but I understand the concepts well and have a pretty good memory). And I know that the marks in Ontario are much more inflated than the marks in Alberta, so I'm just wondering what I should expect when I get to university. The university I'm going to is Waterloo btw if that makes a difference (which I don't think it should since the curriculum is the same everywhere).

Well, okay. I'll throw in. I think I've got some good question fodder in me. AMA.

My name is Josh, and I live in Connecticut. I am neither a doctor nor a submarine. I am also not in the Navy, despite what the girl at Gamestop assumed when I gave her my email address (are there actual submarine doctors in the Navy? Are they doctors stationed on submarines, or do they doctor the submarines themselves?) I don't do as much movie making as the rest of you guys; my thing is criticism. I write and run a blog called Popcorn Culture which you can see in my signature. I've been doing that for about 2-and-a-half years now.

In real life, I have a pretty odd job. I sell soft-serve ice cream out of trailers at fairs. The hours are long and the pay isn't great, but I meet some fascinating people. Just the other weekend I sold ice cream to conjoined twins. One time a guy asked for a cup of sprinkles, which he poured down his friend's pants. I saw three people in one day wearing Confederate flags as capes. It's going to be great fodder for a book one day. On another note, I have both been hit in the head with a horseshoe and struck in the face with a boomerang.

The fair was in Goshen, so northwest CT. But it was a hick show. They were selling Confederate flags and "Don't Tread on Me" banners all over the place. I counted hundreds of cowboy hats.

@Everyone: Guiltiest guilty-pleasure song.