1) My name is Phoenix.  My nickname is Pho.
2) This blog may expand, like The Pioneer Woman's blog did, and have other pages/sections in the future.  So I need to also think about the possibility of using a similar logo that is expandable, if there is a section later that was "Pho Reviews Books" or "Pho Home Schools" or whatever.  
3) I'm thinking a stylization of my nickname, and some sort of fish, or rod or something watery.  It needs to be a universal fish because I saltwater and freshwater fish, so no specific fish.  Just something artsy that evokes fishing.  My favorite colors are everything in the blue spectrum and I think blues work here, but let's go bright blue, as in, put some close to neon aquamarine in there so it pops.  Waves, water, also welcome.  
4) For font I would like something with movement, watery, dynamic- but NOT too bubbly.  The fishing industry is cool, but also dominated by men.  I'm not trying to be a barbie.

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Pho Goes Fishing