Mimi Perez
Mimi Perez is a freelance writer and photographer for CandysDirt.com who lives in the Elm Thicket/Northpark neighborhood located in northwest Dallas.
One of my favorite childhood movies was Disney’s The Jungle Book. To live in the jungle with Baloo and Bagheera seemed like a dream. That was until I got older and I realized that I was truly more of a Snow White kind of gal. What I wouldn’t give to have woodland creatures come to…
One of the most exaggerated and accurate representations of the State of Texas and Texans in general is in the movie Giant. Giant is a 1956 flick that starred Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, and James Dean. The movie lasts no less than 16 hours and revolves around a big ‘ol Texas man, played by Hudson,…
When I see or hear the term architectural masterpiece I think of the Taj Mahal, the Pyramid of Giza, or the Coliseum. What I do not think about is anything located in Las Vegas. What can I say? Las Vegas is more of a boobies and butts kind of town. Like 99% boobies and butts,…
Ohio, Ohio, Ohio, who hurt you? Home of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Neil Armstrong, and Cincinnati Chili, who would think that a state that produced such utterly cool people, diversions, and deliciousness would have a home like the one featured in this week’s column. So I ask again Ohio, who hurt you…
One of the best movies ever made is The Princess Bride. So many classic lines came out of that movie. The line I use the most is said by Inigo Montoya: “You keep on using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” Now as much as I hate to…
