Oslo + Mies.

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

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

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

Christmas Spinning.

Dear Friends and Family, As the gentle (and predictable), pre-Christmas drizzle falls on Seattle, it is time once again for us to look back on the past year and ask the question, “What in the world just happened???” (Please note that as it is the fashion of the current administration

Venturi + Brown.

This looks interesting. I’m always fascinated with husband/wife teams.

Speech disfluencies and discourse particles.

So, one of my most heartfelt pet peeves is the use of the word “like” as a filler. As a graduate student who’s often around a lot of people in their early twenties, I can’t tell you how much this bugs me and how inarticulate and unintellectual the

War News Radio.

Discovered this cool news source via an article in the New Yorker.

White trash?

So, we were at dinner with some friends recently, and Will and I were both a little shocked when one of the people at the table stated that on a recent visit to Wal-Mart, “everybody there was white trash.” (I wondered if he included himself in that assessment? and how

William + Catherine.

, originally uploaded by callieo!. I like this picture of me and Will, taken this fall while having dinner with Laura and Ghassan.

Salted Butter Caramels.

I made these for our New Year’s party last night and are they ever scrumptious! Vegetable oil 1 1/3 cups heavy cream 2 cups sugar 1/2 cup light corn syrup 1/3 cup honey 6 tablespoons unsalted butter,cubed 1 teaspoon vanilla paste or extract 3 teaspoons