Callie Neylan

Callie Neylan

📍 Seattle, Washington

Syriana.

So, we took Seth with us to see Syriana last night. The movie started out on an interesting note, but got increasingly muddled over time. Seth and I thought it was far too drawn out without making the point that you could easily guess was coming. We left the theater

Sweet Oslo.

, originally uploaded by callieo!. This is Oslo, my beloved Weimaraner. I’m crazy about both my dogs, but Oslo is my first love. And he’s not as mischievious as Mies, which works in his favor, too. 🙂 Although how we’d live without Mies’s quirky earnestness, I don’t

Oslo + Mies.

, originally uploaded by callieo!. I love this photo of Mies (in the foreground) and Oslo. Our two beautiful Weimaraners.

Form.

, originally uploaded by callieo!. This is a photograph taken during 10 weeks of form studies. My object was a bag of white plastic tile spacers. This image was created by taking two of the spacers, melting the ends together, then pulling them apart, creating strings of plastic. I then draped

Critiques are hard.

“In our culture, the term “criticism” has acquired negative connotations. It has become synonymous with ridicule and denigration for many people. So, it’s no wonder many students experience apprehension about having their images critiqued. To mitigate these fears, we need to make clear to our students – and to ourselves

The death penalty.

From the New York Times, of course: Governor Rejects Clemency for Inmate on Death Row By SARAH KERSHAW Published: December 13, 2005 SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 12 – Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger rejected arguments that the death row inmate Stanley Tookie Williams was either innocent of capital murder or worthy of mercy because

Capote.

Will and I went to see this movie last night. It was sooooooooooo good; Truman Capote was a fascinating person. And now that I’m taking this film class, I really look at things like art direction and lighting. I love it! One thing that really intrigues me about filmmaking

Sexy ass!

Okay, so Jason won. Anyway, life in the grad studio is much better this year, minus the mènage à trois and with all that transpired in Rome. While the trip was melodramatic for the most part and hell sometimes while we were there, I guess certain people being put in

One nation, under a rock.

So, I just got wind of this little movement, no doubt instigated by the Christian Right: ——————————————————– Subject: DON’T BUY PEPSI IN THE NEW CAN! Don’t buy Pepsi in the new can. Pepsi has a new “patriotic” can coming out with pictures of the Empire State Building, and the

The Real McCoy.

, originally uploaded by callieo!. A couple of cowboys – cowpeople? cowfolk? – walking down Main Street in Durango.