I really need to get a Phoenix tattoo.

I realized something.

Remember how I was talking about that idea floating around in my head that was put there by my improv-troupe friend?  Well the foundation on which that idea was built is the concept that we humans have an innate burning need to add form and organized structure (or would it be structured organization?) to things in our lives, whether or not those things need it.

For example, when I started at the Fort Worth center, I rearranged my desk to make it more organized.  Everything was put in a place and those places were stacked and positioned logically and strategically for the most efficient use.

Yet, it's not any better.  It just matches me more.

What I saw as chaos, the person with whom I share my desk saw as order.  And now my "order" has created a chaotic workspace for my partner.  I felt the need to add structure and organization to my workspace, even though it didn't need it.

Well I think I've done that with this blog.  The Facebook Fridays was a good idea when I had it, but this most recent post has proven to me that it's just turned the blog into a predictable, formulaic record of my life, lacking any kind of artistic exploration or emotional connection.  It might as well be called Ryan's Weekly Update, because I'm starting to feel it's just gotten that bland.

So, instead of continuing down my current path of obligatory unabridged Facebook status articles, I think I have a good idea of what phase 2 of Project RoboDog will be.  I'm still taking a daily picture every day on my iPhone and uploading them to my Project365 app.  Instead of stocking up on random ideas as they come to me, only to have them explode into my blog once a week with no semblance of continuity or overarching thought process, I will post up a photo and wrap my post around it.  Not just any photo, though; it must be the photo I take on that particular day for Project365.

I'll still collect ideas as I go about my day-to-day life, but the real challenge here will be relating my thoughts to the photo.  I only managed to do four Facebook Fridays before running them into the ground.  Hopefully my Photo Philosophies will last a little longer.

Onwards and upwards, my friends.

This is all for now.
-R.