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Kick-A-Cue

NEIM — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:01:05 +0000

I want to do something different for my birthday (May 3rd) so I decided to have a Kick-A-Cue (Kickball + Barbecue). I came up with the idea one night while Tweeting @KPisfabuleux when she was talking about Kickball. I remembered how fun it was to play kickball way back in elementary school. So here’s an ode to the 80′s! This event is totally free and we encourage you to bring your pets children or whomever, although there will be drinking on the premises so…

We will have the melodic sounds of DJ Relentless & the barbecue will be provided by Chef Jeff (little black box company).

TEAMS

If you are interested in playing, please email me ASAP @ info@muzzlewump.com There will be 2 teams of 10 people each.

RULES

VENUE

T.C. JESTER (4201 W. T.C. Jester)

Can be reached by going out North Loop West (610) turn right on W. T.C. Jester to the park.

follow @Muzzlewump on Twitter for an update.

If you are interested in sponsorship or vending please contact NEIM @ info@muzzlewump.com

Last but not least… I bet you didn’t know Me and Brook knew each other as kids, lol:

Click here to view the embedded video.

Social Network Overload

NEIM — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 20:29:26 +0000

I’ve noticed recently that I have been tweeting & posting stuff to Facebook at an alarming rate. I’m working at the same time, but it is undoubtedly cutting into my production. I always say that everything should be done in moderation. Henceforth I have decided to limit my engagement on social networks to things worth reading or sharing. If I’m sleepy I will just think it not tweet it. If I am frustrated I will deal with it instead of updating my status.

I’d much rather my blog be the source to where I share things anyway. From now on I am conscientiously going to funnel people here through Twitter/Facebook/Tumblr/etc. Mostly it will be about what I am working on for me & my cohorts.

I told this girl the other day when we were talking for quite awhile on the phone that I was sharing to much of myself freely. Sharing my knowledge & philosophy seemingly with those who will listen. My exact words were, “I’m giving away free pussy.” In other words, I am systematically shutting myself off to those who don’t really know me. If you’d like to get to know me, then it will mostly have to be done the old-fashioned way. I’m in tune with the text & social applications from which people seem to mainly communicate these days, but I must stay in touch with my humanity. There’s nothing that can beat the presence of loved ones and those that love you. That’s what people are looking for inside of these glowing boxes anyway. I won’t lose sight of what is real.

NEIM

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Progress

NEIM — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 19:12:06 +0000

Learn something new everyday. Progress is to apply what you have learned. Learn nothing and you will stand still in time.

It astounds me sometimes how little people care to learn these days. Think about it. Going through the day with the same monotonous routine. Wake up… go to work… perform the same tasks… come home… eat & sleep. Next day wash, rinse and repeat. Sort of like cattle.

I implore you if you’re reading this short blurb to make it a habit to learn something new everyday and apply it to enriching your life.

Phone Bloggin w/NEIM

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White Summer

NEIM — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 19:57:32 +0000

Since I have neglected my own blog for about a year I have decided to release works from this year that some of you may not have seen.

Also, 2010 was the year of everybody else… I am primarily going to start focusing on my own projects. Hopefully you will support me in my endeavors. I shall neglect me no more. Sounds selfish, but I originally started doing this as my own hobby and became what it is. I am grateful for the business that let’s me continue to be me, but I must become who I am meant to be. That time is now. I am getting out of my own way.

Anywho… here’s one of my favorite pieces.

OBIE ALL WHITE

(best viewed w/HIGHSPEED Connection & in 1080p HD)

Artists:

NEIM, Nick Suh

Music:

“Future Proof” – Massive Attack

CLICK ON IMAGE TO VIEW

OBIE ALL WHITE

King of the Jungle

NEIM — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:35:06 +0000

Click on the image to see the Flash Movie

King of the Jungle

Comment on NEIM BLOG to give Kudos…

Thanks,

NEIM

Harmonic 313

NEIM — Mon, 18 May 2009 08:10:02 +0000

Every now again I get to surf the internet like regular people. Usually I’m just looking for inspiration to come up with a new project. Sometimes I stumble upon a pretty cool website that has nothing to do with anything. Its sole purpose is to have fun. Not trying to sell you anything, or involve you in what they’re doing (ala NEIM BLOG)… they exist solely to entertain you…

I thought that’s what this site was… but they fooled me. Nonetheless it is a pretty cool site to deliver their artistic style of music. Enjoy… (Click Image)

Harmonic 313

When am I getting married?

NEIM — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:11:22 +0000

Never Have I done this… but I loved how I wrote my final response to this facebook question/note I had to keep it for all time! Read as I blast this chick into outerspace!

This is from Marcus Howelton III… ( I Highlighted My response all the way at the end… Don’t challenge NEIM unless you’re prepared.)

Marc writes…

This question has been posed to me a million and one times the recent weeks/months in light of quite a few of my close friends getting engaged and/or married. My standard answer of, “I’ll get married when I’m good and ready, which may be never.” has gone pretty much unchanged since I was a young pup. Although I highly doubt the latter to be the case when all is said and done. I do see myself marrying one day……

Nevertheless, I came across the following quote this morning that sums up my views on marriage succinctly, and what it really means and why I’m just not ready.

“A wedding is an event — a marriage is a lifelong commitment. One asks you to be an adult in your choices — the other, a child.”

Simply put, anyone can get married. I think the quote oversimplifies things a bit but not by much. It’s not hard getting a marriage license, having a ceremony and saying “i do” says nothing about one’s maturity, faithfulness and place in life. Basically having a wedding is child’s play. Getting married aka hitched aka tying the knot is NOT the same as having a “marriage.”

Same root word, totally different in execution and levels of dedication required for success.

To be honest I don’t think most people are honest in their assessments of themselves and how fit they are for marriage. If they were divorce rates wouldn’t be where they are, you wouldn’t have legions of unhappy people dreading to come home to their “life” partners and you wouldn’t have all of this infidelity in these “holy” unions. I think the underlying motivations for people getting married are a big part of the problem but that’s a discussion for another day.

Marriage can be a beautiful thing… I support the institution 100%, so please don’t take me to be cynic, but there’s something to be said for being real with myself and where I’m at as a person. Bottom line, quit asking me the damn question.

Updated 20 hours ago – Comment – Like Unlike – Report Note

You like this.

Camille Patterson at 8:18am February 26

Too long to read this EARLY in the mawnin’… Is there a shorter version??

Marc Howelton at 8:27am February 26

This coming from the person that tagged me in a note that had 100 questions…. FAIL.

Camille Patterson at 8:28am February 26

I didn’t tag you… Stalker…

Marc Howelton at 8:31am February 26

Riiiiiiiight!!!!!!!!! FAIL. You’re right, you must still be sleep. Hit me after you’ve had a big bowl of “Wits” for breakfast.

Camille Patterson at 8:33am February 26

I don’t EAT “Wits”… *humph*

Angela N. Evans at 9:39am February 26

You a cynic? Never would I dream of calling you a cynic!

Marc Howelton at 10:07am February 26

Peanut gallery hater.

Rhonda Johnson at 10:07am February 26

I imagine when you marry it will be somewhere that supports polygamy, no?

Marc Howelton at 10:09am February 26

Yeah, I’ll actually call you to find out where you got your license. Deal!

Rhonda Johnson at 10:19am February 26

I would say that was a low blow but I did start it huh.

What am I saying? I will be the picture of monogamy.

Tanisha Boyd at 10:23am February 26

what in the name of the Je Simpin Hova kinda fukkery is this? Isn’t it too early to be sucka mc’ing like this?

Marc, you getting soft in your old age…

Marc Howelton at 10:28am February 26

*cancels flight to Aruba* Who’s taking the drunken photos of this ninja from this upcoming weekend? Let me load up my pre-paid black card.

Tanisha Boyd at 10:34am February 26

I gave up drinking for Lent

*quickly moves away from window*

Rhonda Johnson at 10:41am February 26

Which reminds me Tanisha. I am working on my public image and i’m not sure if being with some of you guys would be a good idea.

Shaana Sweazie at 10:45am February 26

Tanisha, to say Marc is getting soft would imply he was hard at some point in time. Not the case!

*runs*

Angela N. Evans at 10:53am February 26

I was backing you, big dummy!

Tanisha Boyd at 10:57am February 26

@ Rhonda…okay, Marc won’t be allowed to come…you should be good…

@ Shaana…maybe I should have said SOFTER in his old age…as in, the hardness level of say, a ripe banana, to the softness of this message which is like month old bananas…feel me?

Marc Howelton at 11:01am February 26

@Tanisha *blankest of stares*

I got my hood stripes Shaana… The streets know me. I take tours on the weekends thru my old stomping grounds in Hillwood bay-buh! *throws up H*

@Anglea My bad dawg

*ignores anything Rhonda is talking about just on GP*

Shaana Sweazie at 11:04am February 26

any talk of bananas makes me think of Belly.

AJ Cyr at 11:07am February 26

Amen! You’re definitely getting wiser in your old(er) age!

Neiman Catley at 11:10am February 26

So you’re thinking about getting married, huh? To hell with the whole institution. If two people are together… then two people are together. Why do people need a piece of paper to prove that they will be faithful to one another? I don’t want to hear that corny shyt of pledging your vows before God either. If “God” is supposed to be this omniscient being, he/she/it should know what’s in your heart. I think if people want to become husband and wife, they should make the vows between each other without all of the fanfare.

Hell… all sorts of beasts have monogamous relationships. Take the North American wolf for example. One partner for life. No wedding, yet the wolves are committed to one another for life.

People get married for all sorts of artificial reasons. That’s why the shyt doesn’t last. About 90% of the women I meet (mainly the good-looking ones) are looking for that “meal ticket”, not love. Most guys are looking for a Trophy or a girl to be their servant, not love.
…

Rhonda Johnson at 11:11am February 26

Why am I bring ignored? They just called you a mark.

Neiman Catley at 11:13am February 26

…(continued)
Once people begin to see what’s real in life and one another, than there can be these blissful relationships that some of us used to dream about as kids. I once heard a girl tell me… “You can learn to love a man.” WTF? Because he has $$?!

It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.

Marc Howelton at 11:15am February 26

*watches as page takes a serious turn* *smacks on banana like Big Headed Rico*

Marc Howelton at 11:17am February 26

@ Alicia I’ve always been wise, whatchu trying to say?

Tanisha Boyd at 11:31am February 26

<—is NOT looking for a meal ticket…I can feed myself just fine…

God may know your heart…but meanwhile keep screwing each other’s brain’s out until the Viagra supply is fully depleted and the chick has dried up like the Sahara…I’m sure God understands that…

a piece of paper does not prove that two people will be faithful to one another…that piece of paper does however prove that two people have come together as one, specifially speaking as a legal entity…the monogamy only comes into play when 2 people actually want to be committed to one another…no piece of paper can make them do that…

and FYI, a true marriage does not exist without God in it…it’s kinda His institution and until people start recognizing that they will continue to fail epically at it…

*no bible thumper*

Marc Howelton at 11:33am February 26

*smack smack smack* I don’t, I don’t like that shyt, I don’t like that shyt dawg….

Tanisha Boyd at 11:40am February 26

zaggin is you bout it, bout it fool!

Neiman Catley at 11:43am February 26

to T. Boyd

“…and FYI, a true marriage does not exist without God in it…it’s kinda His institution and until people start recognizing that they will continue to fail epically at it…”

World Population (as of 2005):
33% Christian (decreasing)
21% Islam (increasing)
16% Nonreligious ( Atheist, Agnostic, theist nonreligious)
14% Hindu
8% Other
6% Buddhism
6% Chinese Traditional
6% Primal-indigenous (incl African traditional/ Diasporic)

So I ask you… which “God?”
And what of the 16% of people who don’t particularly have one? Does it not exist or is it not valid for this group?

Shaana Sweazie at 11:55am February 26

most of the aforementioned religions are based on the same grassroot belief that there is a higher power(s) which exist for guidance in our spiritual and waking life, so the ‘which God’ is neither here nor there.

as for the percentage who don’t subscribe to a particular religion, it’s safe to assume they live a life of mostly good according to societal norms, which in most countries are based on the dominating religion.

aside from that aspect, i can agree that people tend to focus on the idea of mariagge (the ceremony) and not the actual application, however that does not mitigate the bond that ‘piece of paper’ represents. The same could be said for a college diploma.

Marc Howelton at 11:56am February 26

^^^black Catholic right here. You’re like .0002 percent of the population right? *goes back to smacking*

Tanisha Boyd at 11:58am February 26

does it matter which God? I can’t choose that for people…God, Allah, Jehovah, Big Baby Jesus, whatever you want to call your Supreme Being…makes no matter…

you are an aethist, devil worshipper, Beezlebub B-boy, etc. the concept of civil union seems much more suitable than marriage does…

Shaana Sweazie at 12:01pm February 26

*wonders who told Marcus she was giving up cursing for lent*

Don’t make me get creative, ok?

Neiman Catley at 12:03pm February 26

Shaana Sweazie makes a good argument. Screw paper, save the Earth.

T. Boyd is scaring me “affixes index fingers to represent a cross”

Tanisha Boyd at 12:05pm February 26

Tanisha “Blasphemus” Boyd strikes again! YES!

*moves farther away from window*

Neiman Catley at 12:11pm February 26

“Grabs pistol and silver bullets”

AJ Cyr at 12:11pm February 26

Yes, for the most part, you have always been a mature person, despite your age. However, there were other areas (only your words in previous conversations can be referenced) where growth was needed and it appears you have matured in those areas as well.

I can agree with Nieman to a point; people get married for the wrong reasons and I believe your commentary states that. However, as a good looking woman (*ahem* Marcus can attest) that is NOT looking for a meal ticket, but for a man that God has prepared for her and ONLY her; paper is not what defines the relationship, but the covenant made before God. The paper is man-made, yet necessary in the event of sickness or death (which are apart of your marriage vows before God).

I think many women, myself included, have also had to mature past wanting the “wedding day” and to begin preparing for marriage as a life partner and true help-mate. Enjoy your banana!

Neiman Catley at 12:14pm February 26

Marriage can work if you are truthful… seek the truth!
(Shameless Plug)
http://muzzlewump.com/blog/2007/11/19/the-truth-is-it-in-you/

Tanisha Boyd at 12:22pm February 26

*scared to click the link*

Marc, you’re an azzhole…you might as well start prepping for your elderly role by stocking up on canes to shake at the neighborhood kids whenever they get close to your lawn…

Neighborhood grumpy (drunk) old man with a bad liver…my crystal ball never lies! Don’t worry…I’ll be down the street starring as the Candy Lady…*goes to Sam’s Club and Costco to stock up on quarter waters, snack sized bags of chips, and other hood candy staples such as Nah’laters and Chick o Sticks*

Neiman Catley at 12:29pm February 26

Be afraid… be very afraid.
(More Shameless)
http://Muzzlewump.com/blog

Marc Howelton at 2:40pm February 26

*comes back in* Banana gone!

Leanetta Shug Avery at 6:19pm February 26

They aren’t really ready for your self made corporate thug original pimp scholar-ness

Marc Howelton at 7:10pm February 26

That’s what i’m sayin! lol

Valerie Long at 9:49pm February 26

Dear Marc… I enjoyed your mini dissertation… you have matured so from the old A&M days of burning out tires fish tailing in your lil mustang to impress the ladies…

Dear Neiman… Please don’t knock what you clearly have no knowledge of. If you don’t understand how God works then there is no need for the cynicism. Marriage was designed by God. People have ruined its sanctity by putting superficial needs before what should actually be first. I think this may be the “meal ticket” you speak of. You seem to think that “be together” is an answer/solution? When actually its part of the problem. That is so vague. Be together to what? Screw for a while? Make a baby? Go to dinner a few times? A life long marriage take a lot more than just “be together”. I guess that is why you can compare us to animals? They really don’t have to get to know each other they just “be together”.

Valerie Long at 9:50pm February 26

**not quite finished**
Dear Tanisha & AJ… Well said. I totally agree. Tanisha I too, am fearful of clicking the links. Ya’ll were on point. Well I have never really seen the “azzhole” side of Mr. Howelton … Well Marc you didn’t respond to my email about Dubai …what’s up that??? Wait a flashback just popped in my head… I think I got pretty ticked off at you when you lived down the hall from me in those old a** dorms in summer school waaaaay back when.

Speaking for myself … a wedding is an event that I can do without. I wouldn’t mind a SMALL ceremony. I don’t by into the whole bridesmaid thing. The last wedding I participated in was the last. I have friends that have this coveted day planned out from the colors the dresses to the napkins on the table. To me it’s quite hilarious when I remind them that they don’t even have a date for dinner … not to mention a boyfriend.

Marc Howelton at 10:08pm February 26

I ain’t matured not a lick! Don’t put that negative energy in the air Val. *leaves trying to figure out what Dubai, smoking tires and the summer of 98 or 99 has to do with anything* lol

Valerie Long at 10:34pm February 26

*recanting sentence about not seeing Marc’s azzhole side**

Camille Patterson at 11:07pm February 26

*finishes bowl of “Wits” & refuses to comment on the subject at hand*

Camille Patterson at 11:17pm February 26

*Sheesh, who am I kidding*

Marc, I hate choo for making me have to exercise my brain cells…

Personally, I’d love to be loved by a man as Christ loves the church. Money may be long, but life is short. Money can’t buy happiness, but faith can. Marriage may not be for all, but I hope it is for me. It only takes one other, of a like mind, to make that happen.

Screw the decisions of the many. This planet is being destroyed by all those who choose to disregard the effects their selfish ways have on it. One shouldn’t consider the actions of these same people when determining how to spend the rest of one’s life with a person they love. In other words, who the many choose to serve/not to serve is worthless information.

Needless to say, my marriage will be as personal as my relationship with God. I tend to Him as He tends to me, therefore, I’ll tend to him as he tends to me. It will be between us. “Nothing even matters, at all…”

Neiman Catley at 3:27am February 27

Awwwww shyt…. Marc… you hear your girl?

@ Valerie Long
{“Dear Neiman… Please don’t knock what you clearly have no knowledge of.”}

You don’t seriously want to get into a theological battle with NEIM? Do you? I would turn your world upside down. Don’t mistake rationalism for cynicism. I am a connoisseur of knowledge. More so… the truth. The union between man and woman is just a natural one that predates recorded history. Even before there was organized religion.

Let me school you…

As hunter-gatherers settled down into agrarian civilizations, society had a need for more stable arrangements. The first recorded evidence of marriage ceremonies uniting one woman and one man dates from about 2350 B.C., in Mesopotamia. Over the next several hundred years, marriage evolved into a widespread institution embraced by the ancient Hebrews, Greeks, and Romans. But back then, marriage had little to do with love or with religion.

(to be continued)

Neiman Catley at 3:31am February 27

(continued)

Marriage’s primary purpose was to bind women to men, and thus guarantee that a man’s children were truly his biological heirs. Through marriage, a woman became a man’s property. In the betrothal ceremony of ancient Greece, a father would hand over his daughter with these words: “I pledge my daughter for the purpose of producing legitimate offspring.” Among the ancient Hebrews, men were free to take several wives; married Greeks and Romans were free to satisfy their sexual urges with concubines, prostitutes, and even teenage male lovers, while their wives were required to stay home and tend to the household. If wives failed to produce offspring, their husbands could give them back and marry someone else.

As the Roman Catholic Church became a powerful institution in Europe, the blessings of a priest became a necessary step for a marriage to be legally recognized. By the eighth century, marriage was widely accepted in the Catholic church as a sacrament.

(more…)

Neiman Catley at 3:37am February 27

continued…

For much of human history, couples were brought together for practical reasons, not because they fell in love. In time, of course, many marriage partners came to feel deep mutual love and devotion. But the idea of romantic love, as a motivating force for marriage, only goes as far back as the Middle Ages. Naturally, many scholars believe the concept was “invented” by the French. Its model was the knight who felt intense love for someone else’s wife, as in the case of Sir Lancelot and King Arthur’s wife, Queen Guinevere. Twelfth-century advice literature told men to woo the object of their desire by praising her eyes, hair, and lips. In the 13th century, Richard de Fournival, physician to the king of France, wrote “Advice on Love,” in which he suggested that a woman cast her love flirtatious glances—“anything but a frank and open entreaty.”

It seems that your postulation that God created marriage is apocryphal.

(still more…)

Neiman Catley at 3:50am February 27

final continuance…

Too often we just accept what we are told because we are too apathetic to do the research or challenge anything that seems out of place due to its acceptance as the law of the land. Most times we are just fearful of the truth because it is frightening to think that what we thought we knew is just smoke and mirrors.

It is sad that so many of us accept Authority as the Truth instead of Truth as the Authority. Oh, and please… don’t argue the Faith/Truth thing… Faith is the antithesis of Truth. It is simply to believe what you cannot prove whereas truth = proof.

Lack of knowledge… I scoff at your false avowal that I lack thereof.

“cuts it… stuffs it… rolls it… smokes it”

Blaq in a Groove

NEIM — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:30:18 +0000

Lately I had been a creative rut amongst other things. I believe I’m snapping out of it with the help of my partner. Here’s the latest project. Click on the link.

COMMENT BELOW. Don’t call me and tell me what you think, just comment on the blog. Thanks.

BLAQ

BTW. This project reminded me of a woman named Alley. Sleek, Black & Sexy.

NEIM’s Oscar Nomination Picks

NEIM — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 07:28:36 +0000

Every year I make my predictions on my blog. This year shall be no different.

Feel Free to Comment and make your own Picks.

Legend

Red= Pick

Yellow= Sentimental Favorite

Green= Honorable mention, but not Oscar

Performance by an actor in a leading role

Richard Jenkins in “The Visitor” (Overture Films)
Frank Langella in “Frost/Nixon” (Universal)
Sean Penn in “Milk” (Focus Features)
Brad Pitt in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
Mickey Rourke in “The Wrestler” (Fox Searchlight)

Performance by an actor in a supporting role

Josh Brolin in “Milk” (Focus Features)
Robert Downey Jr. in “Tropic Thunder” (DreamWorks, Distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount)
Philip Seymour Hoffman in “Doubt” (Miramax)
Heath Ledger in “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.)
Michael Shannon in “Revolutionary Road” (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage)

Performance by an actress in a leading role

Anne Hathaway in “Rachel Getting Married” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Angelina Jolie in “Changeling” (Universal)
Melissa Leo in “Frozen River” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Meryl Streep in “Doubt” (Miramax)
Kate Winslet in “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company)

Performance by an actress in a supporting role

Amy Adams in “Doubt” (Miramax)
Penélope Cruz in “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” (The Weinstein Company)
Viola Davis in “Doubt” (Miramax)
Taraji P. Henson in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
Marisa Tomei in “The Wrestler” (Fox Searchlight)

Best animated feature film of the year

“Bolt” (Walt Disney) Chris Williams and Byron Howard
“Kung Fu Panda” (DreamWorks Animation, Distributed by Paramount) John Stevenson and Mark Osborne
“WALL-E” (Walt Disney) Andrew Stanton

Achievement in art direction

“Changeling” (Universal) Art Direction: James J. Murakami
Set Decoration: Gary Fettis
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.) Art Direction: Donald Graham Burt
Set Decoration: Victor J. Zolfo
“The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.) Art Direction: Nathan Crowley
Set Decoration: Peter Lando
“The Duchess” (Paramount Vantage, Pathé and BBC Films) Art Direction: Michael Carlin
Set Decoration: Rebecca Alleway
“Revolutionary Road” (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage) Art Direction: Kristi Zea
Set Decoration: Debra Schutt

Achievement in cinematography

“Changeling” (Universal) Tom Stern
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.) Claudio Miranda
“The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.) Wally Pfister
“The Reader” (The Weinstein Company) Chris Menges and Roger Deakins
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight) Anthony Dod Mantle

Achievement in costume design

“Australia” (20th Century Fox) Catherine Martin
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.) Jacqueline West
“The Duchess” (Paramount Vantage, Pathé and BBC Films) Michael O’Connor
“Milk” (Focus Features) Danny Glicker
“Revolutionary Road” (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage) Albert Wolsky

Achievement in directing

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.) David Fincher
“Frost/Nixon” (Universal) Ron Howard
“Milk” (Focus Features) Gus Van Sant
“The Reader” (The Weinstein Company) Stephen Daldry
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight) Danny Boyle

Best documentary feature

“The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)” (Cinema Guild)
A Pandinlao Films Production Ellen Kuras and Thavisouk Phrasavath
“Encounters at the End of the World” (THINKFilm and Image Entertainment)
A Creative Differences Production Werner Herzog and Henry Kaiser
“The Garden”
A Black Valley Films Production Scott Hamilton Kennedy
“Man on Wire” (Magnolia Pictures)
A Wall to Wall Production James Marsh and Simon Chinn
“Trouble the Water” (Zeitgeist Films)
An Elsewhere Films Production Tia Lessin and Carl Deal

Best documentary short subject

“The Conscience of Nhem En”
A Farallon Films Production Steven Okazaki
“The Final Inch”
A Vermilion Films Production Irene Taylor Brodsky and Tom Grant
“Smile Pinki”
A Principe Production Megan Mylan
“The Witness – From the Balcony of Room 306″
A Rock Paper Scissors Production Adam Pertofsky and Margaret Hyde

Achievement in film editing

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.) Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
“The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.) Lee Smith
“Frost/Nixon” (Universal) Mike Hill and Dan Hanley
“Milk” (Focus Features) Elliot Graham
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight) Chris Dickens

Best foreign language film of the year

“The Baader Meinhof Complex” A Constantin Film Production – Germany
“The Class” (Sony Pictures Classics) A Haut et Court Production – France
“Departures” (Regent Releasing) A Departures Film Partners Production – Japan
“Revanche” (Janus Films) A Prisma Film/Fernseh Production – Austria
“Waltz with Bashir” (Sony Pictures Classics) A Bridgit Folman Film Gang Production – Israel

Achievement in makeup

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.) Greg Cannom
“The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.) John Caglione, Jr. and Conor O’Sullivan
“Hellboy II: The Golden Army” (Universal) Mike Elizalde and Thom Floutz

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.) Alexandre Desplat
“Defiance” (Paramount Vantage) James Newton Howard
“Milk” (Focus Features) Danny Elfman
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight) A.R. Rahman
“WALL-E” (Walt Disney) Thomas Newman

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)

“Down to Earth” from “WALL-E” (Walt Disney) Music by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman
Lyric by Peter Gabriel
“Jai Ho” from “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight) Music by A.R. Rahman
Lyric by Gulzar
“O Saya” from “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight) Music and Lyric by A.R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam

Best motion picture of the year

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
A Kennedy/Marshall Production Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
“Frost/Nixon” (Universal)
A Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment and Working Title Production Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Eric Fellner, Producers
“Milk” (Focus Features)
A Groundswell and Jinks/Cohen Company Production Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen, Producers
“The Reader” (The Weinstein Company)
A Mirage Enterprises and Neunte Babelsberg Film GmbH Production Nominees to be determined
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight)
A Celador Films Production Christian Colson, Producer

Best animated short film

“La Maison en Petits Cubes”
A Robot Communications Production Kunio Kato
“Lavatory – Lovestory”
A Melnitsa Animation Studio and CTB Film Company Production Konstantin Bronzit
“Oktapodi” (Talantis Films)
A Gobelins, L’école de l’image Production Emud Mokhberi and Thierry Marchand
“Presto” (Walt Disney)
A Pixar Animation Studios Production Doug Sweetland
“This Way Up”
A Nexus Production Alan Smith and Adam Foulkes

Best live action short film

“Auf der Strecke (On the Line)” (Hamburg Shortfilmagency)
An Academy of Media Arts Cologne Production Reto Caffi
“Manon on the Asphalt” (La Luna Productions)
A La Luna Production Elizabeth Marre and Olivier Pont
“New Boy” (Network Ireland Television)
A Zanzibar Films Production Steph Green and Tamara Anghie
“The Pig”
An M & M Production Tivi Magnusson and Dorte Høgh
“Spielzeugland (Toyland)”
A Mephisto Film Production Jochen Alexander Freydank

Achievement in sound editing

“The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.) Richard King
“Iron Man” (Paramount and Marvel Entertainment) Frank Eulner and Christopher Boyes
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight) Tom Sayers
“WALL-E” (Walt Disney) Ben Burtt and Matthew Wood
“Wanted” (Universal) Wylie Stateman

Achievement in sound mixing

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.) David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Mark Weingarten
“The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.) Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo and Ed Novick
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight) Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty
“WALL-E” (Walt Disney) Tom Myers, Michael Semanick and Ben Burtt
“Wanted” (Universal) Chris Jenkins, Frank A. Montaño and Petr Forejt

Achievement in visual effects

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.) Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron
“The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.) Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Tim Webber and Paul Franklin
“Iron Man” (Paramount and Marvel Entertainment) John Nelson, Ben Snow, Dan Sudick and Shane Mahan

Adapted screenplay

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.) Screenplay by Eric Roth
Screen story by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord
“Doubt” (Miramax) Written by John Patrick Shanley
“Frost/Nixon” (Universal) Screenplay by Peter Morgan
“The Reader” (The Weinstein Company) Screenplay by David Hare
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight) Screenplay by Simon Beaufoy

Original screenplay

“Frozen River” (Sony Pictures Classics) Written by Courtney Hunt
“Happy-Go-Lucky” (Miramax) Written by Mike Leigh
“In Bruges” (Focus Features) Written by Martin McDonagh
“Milk” (Focus Features) Written by Dustin Lance Black
“WALL-E” (Walt Disney) Screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon
Original story by Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter

Business is Good

NEIM — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:40:41 +0000

Hello my fellow bloggers. I’ve been too busy to leave any really interesting stories on the blog and trust… I have a few. In the mean time I thought I’d share with you what has been keeping me busy.

Just a bunch of fliers, banner ads and websites.

Gloria Velez Party

Born2LeadWear.com

Phone Bloggin

NEIM — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:38:27 +0000

Not sure how this will come out. I’m away from my PC & I’m trying out this feature where I can blog from my phone.

Let’s see. I have been extremely busy (as always) with work. taking on project after project. I’ve teamed up (unofficially) with 2 of the hottest designers in town. Be looking out for a real shake up in the Houston Design World. We plan on shuttin it down. I will put out some new work soon in an entry.

Had some ill-fate with my so-called friend that was sparked by me dismantling him in the “Athletic Challenge.” (Before the video) I think its just a clash of lifestyles. I’m too wild for the brother to be around. Most people can’t handle the unknown. He makes 1 of em. I won’t get too deep into it, but fcuk dude for the shyt he said. That’s it, I don’t have the time for that petty BS.

Look out for my new websites I’m about to put out. I’m developing a movie website & a graphic novel one. The movie website should be out within a couple of weeks. I will blast it.

Well I’m almost to my destination. I have to pick up some $$ from a client. I need an assistant! Anywho, Peace & Hair Grease.

NEIM

New Projects

NEIM — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:56:04 +0000

I haven’t been blogging lately because I’ve been a little busy with projects. Here is a preview of some of my latest work.

The Tipping Point is a sneaker boutique that I made a website for.

I also designed a cover for a client for her scho

ol project. She needed something for the young girls that she’s working with to become entrepreneurs. She wanted to loosely derive it from the cover of this book called “Got it Goin On” and a previous design that I did.

This is one of the versions that I came up with that we eventually went with. She wanted colorful and feminine.

I also got the chance to do some advertising for Bangkok Chef. This was a slight change from the usual work I do, but I try to stay versatile. I’m

working on their website also that I hope to have up by this week.

BKChef.com

Good Friday, Good Weekend!

NEIM — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:15:20 +0000

What up people?! I haven’t blogged in over a month! Had one great weekend though, followed by a really good week so I am in a writing mood.Friday was Please Login or Register to read the rest of this content.

Will Obama Be the New Face of America?

NEIM — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 03:03:21 +0000

Barack Obama. Barack… Obama. Is Obama the new face of America? Has America been so blinded that we do not see what we have become? I myself have been so ashamed of saying that I am an American that I usually just say I am a man. I have , or should I say had, aspirations of leaving this country in search of a place that I can one day have a family that is proud of where they come from.

My peers would say, “You can’t find a place as good as America. You’re gonna want to come home.” In the immortal words of my man Isiah Whitlock Jr. (Sen. Clay Davis of “The Wire”) “Shiiiiid.” There are plenty of places in this world that I can escape the threat of war or a “terrorists” reaction to an oppressive government. I can most assuredly find affordable… oh wait, FREE health care abroad that is just as good if not better than the one I could possibly go bankrupt here for paying outrages fees and deductibles. I know you’re not going to tell me that my dollar is worth more than a number of currencies across the globe. Would it be so bad to live in a society that stresses family and common wealth instead of the ALMIGHTY DOLLAR. That was until I started listening. Listening to Barack.

Change. Sure, all of the candidates are saying it. Hillary Clinton says the same thing, but do we really believe her? Just being a woman isn’t a significant enough change. She comes off more to me as someone that just has personal aspirations of being the most powerful woman on earth. Sure she can lean on the Universal Health Care issue, but lets look at it more in detail. How will she achieve this universal health care? It will be mandatory by law. Kinda like car insurance. Sounds good you say? Look a little deeper.

Massachusetts has already tried this approach. The problem with this is that many citizens just can’t afford it. I don’t mean the poor people who can take advantage of medicaid and subsidies. I’m talking about those who make just enough where they are excluded from such subsidies and have to pay this insurance every month involuntarily. What happens to those who cannot afford it? They get fined! 1st offense is just a couple of hundred dollars. The next one is upwards of over $1,000! This is crazy! Will this effect people’s credit? Will the government garnish wages?! The main benefactor of this will be the insurance companies and not the people!

Obama on the other hand offers a way of making health-care affordable and available to all. Obama understands that health-care is just not in the budget for some families because of the cost. People shouldn’t have to be forced to cough up money they don’t have. This too does not completely solve them problem of health-care in this country, but it at least gives you an option. It still amazes me that we live in a country where its government can spend billions of dollars a year to wage a war in the Middle East over oil but it cannot afford to take care of its own citizens! Health Care should be free! Plain and simple. Doctors, insurance companies and drug manufacturers should all just make a little less money to benefit the whole. Like I said before, we live in a country that values money over anything else.

Obama inspires Americans though. He wants to change that line of thinking. He understands that America was great because of her ideas not its wars. Obama, spending 4 years studying abroad, understands that to make America great again is to renew those ideas of freedom and equality. He understood that when he opposed the war in Iraq vehemently before it all began. Do you ever stop to ask yourself, “Why in the hell are we over there period?” If you come to any other conclusion than OIL then you are sadly disillusioned. If it is hard for you to understand why “terrorists” hate us and plan to attack us then let me help you out.

Imagine that America was extremely rich in oil. Lets say that there is an abundance out in Texas and Arizona. Would we allow foreign countries to come in and say that our ways of government are unjust and we need to change or else. Then allow them to come and occupy Texas and Arizona under the false assertion that we had WMD’s (We have over 9,000 nuclear warheads) intended to do them harm. There would be know F’n way we allow that! We wouldn’t stand for them to be in the waters near our country nor in our neighboring countries of Canada and Mexico. So I ask you, what gives us the right to do what we do? We are so wrong its shameful.

We occupy foreign countries under the guise of spreading democracy as if we were in a medieval crusade to spread Christianity. All we did was cause chaos in an already chaotic region of the world for control over… OIL. Get this… Americans control it and we the people suffer for it. Exxon, Shell, Mobile and all of the other oil and gas companies have had their best years ever! They are making more money than any other company in the world and we are paying record high prices at the pump! So let me get this straight… thousands of Americans are dying and getting wounded (physically and mentally) every day for a few companies vested interests in crude oil that strains our countries economy by making everything cost more because of the cost of a barrel of black gold?!

That’s why I listen to Obama. He was adamantly against the war because he somehow had the foresight to see the bad direction we would go in as a result. He’s not thinking of personal gain, but his actions are reflecting his concern for his American people. Obama isn’t running for office because he wants personal gain. He is running because he loves and still believes in the idea of America that seems to be fading away. Obama seems to have gotten my attention and inspires me to believe again that one day I can be proud to be an American. He talks of using diplomacy instead of brute force to try and live in peace with the rest of the world instead of crushing it. Obama understands the steps we must take to free ourselves from the tierney of oil and in turn help reduce greenhouse gasses.

Obama has encouraged me to stick around and get involved in this process of healing this country. I can’t say that for the rest of the candidates. Hell, me writing an article about it in my blog is proof enough of inspiration. Maybe Obama’s message of hope and prosperity through means of action can reflect a renewed idea of America the Beautiful. I certainly hope so. I don’t want to be governed by the same fear tactics and greed that this government imposes upon its people. I want the true idea of freedom.

Phi Phi Island Video

NEIM — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 19:16:44 +0000

Our video compliment to our Phi Phi Island adventure!

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Touring Thailand: Day One

NEIM — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:52:27 +0000

I’m writing everyday about my adventures in Thailand. A 10-day adventure embarked on with 2 friends, KB & Nick, October 15th thru the 25th. I will include pictures and video as they are produced.

Day One: It is 9am Houston time and we arrive at the Intercontinental Airport. We board sometime before 10:30 on our way to Tokyo (layover city). This is when I realized that I might get a little bit of attention in Asia. You see, I am sporting a Mohawk 3 inches high off of my scalp. It has a braided design on the side with an afro-like Mohawk going down the middle. I haven’t even gotten to my seat when I’m asked to take a picture; a pre-cursor of things to come.

Note to anyone who hasn’t been to Asia. The flight is hella long! It took us 13 hours just to get to Tokyo. We were not permitted to leave the Airport. Our layover was only 2.5 hours anyway. The airport was very nice. It was like a mall with planes parked outside. The Sony store had all of the products that haven’t made it to market over here in the states. Anyone who knows how much I love technology knows that I was in “Hog Heaven.”