Having reviewed my previous photos, I saw that I had established a sort pattern with my photos, which lead me to the following question. Relating to the reading on Goffman and the concept of social "rules", I wondered if the pattern of Facebook profile pictures I had developed constituted as a "rule" regarding what to expect from specifically. Do the "rules" I set up match the social "rules" of Facebook, where inter-user interactions are heavily emphasized? Is it possible for those rules to surpass the general social "rules" of the site itself. If so, what are the results from deviating from this self-imposed rule? Does it illicit surprise, casual recognition, or something else entirely?

In order to answer this question, I chose to create a profile picture that bucked the long standing trend of not showing my face in my profile photos. My hope is that by changing my profile to a picture of myself with no traces of referencing other media. I will be able to illicit a response from my peers that will give me useful information to answer this question.