Comments for http://coyapaz.com/home Sun, 20 May 2012 10:44:13 -0700 hourly 1 Comment on Chicago is Most Segregated City in America. Or, How to Make Jokes About Unfunny Things by Tristan Reiniger http://coyapaz.com/home/2012/02/chicago-is-most-segregated-city-in-america-or-how-to-make-jokes-about-unfunny-things/#comment-4949 Tristan Reiniger Sun, 20 May 2012 10:44:13 +0000 http://coyapaz.com/home/?p=454#comment-4949 love it thanks for the post love it thanks for the post

]]> Comment on Shoes. Shoes. SHOES! by Betty http://coyapaz.com/home/2012/04/shoes-shoes-shoes/#comment-4613 Betty Wed, 02 May 2012 00:56:33 +0000 http://coyapaz.com/home/?p=496#comment-4613 Oh and the summer shoes. Just for summer day dresses you need: a gold, a beige/brown, a fun pink, a silver...kitten heels, thongs with the straps (dressier than flip-flops), and then wedges in a neutral and black. :-) Oh and the summer shoes. Just for summer day dresses you need: a gold, a beige/brown, a fun pink, a silver…kitten heels, thongs with the straps (dressier than flip-flops), and then wedges in a neutral and black. :-)

]]> Comment on Shoes. Shoes. SHOES! by jen http://coyapaz.com/home/2012/04/shoes-shoes-shoes/#comment-4597 jen Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:27:57 +0000 http://coyapaz.com/home/?p=496#comment-4597 you underestimate how many winter boots you need. at a *minimum* you need a heavy duty winter boot and a daily wear winter boot. perhaps i feel this way because i used to work outdoors, but i've always found at least two pairs necessary, especially in chicago. ideally, and especially if you work in a more "professional" sphere, you would also have dress winter boots - the ones that look like regular fall boots but are insulated and have super traction - one pair in black and one in brown, of course. just saying. you underestimate how many winter boots you need. at a *minimum* you need a heavy duty winter boot and a daily wear winter boot. perhaps i feel this way because i used to work outdoors, but i’ve always found at least two pairs necessary, especially in chicago. ideally, and especially if you work in a more “professional” sphere, you would also have dress winter boots – the ones that look like regular fall boots but are insulated and have super traction – one pair in black and one in brown, of course. just saying.

]]> Comment on Au Naturel by Amy Nicole Miller http://coyapaz.com/home/2012/02/au-naturel/#comment-3463 Amy Nicole Miller Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:23:06 +0000 http://coyapaz.com/home/?p=470#comment-3463 Coya Paz- oh how I understand your dilemma. Bare Essentials makes a nice tinted gloss that you should try. I tried a tester of the lip tar and it's way too intense, a stain, really. I had to use clown makeup remover to get it off. Coya Paz- oh how I understand your dilemma. Bare Essentials makes a nice tinted gloss that you should try. I tried a tester of the lip tar and it’s way too intense, a stain, really. I had to use clown makeup remover to get it off.

]]> Comment on Au Naturel by Janeida http://coyapaz.com/home/2012/02/au-naturel/#comment-3455 Janeida Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:41:30 +0000 http://coyapaz.com/home/?p=470#comment-3455 The possibilities with OCC lip tar are endless. it can be mixed to make georgeous colors but it is an awkwardly THICK consistencey. Thanks for your reviews and for reminding me that i am not alone when it comes to struggling with my "beauty" ethical inconsistencies! The possibilities with OCC lip tar are endless. it can be mixed to make georgeous colors but it is an awkwardly THICK consistencey. Thanks for your reviews and for reminding me that i am not alone when it comes to struggling with my “beauty” ethical inconsistencies!

]]> Comment on Best Hair Day Ever by SusieR http://coyapaz.com/home/2012/02/best-hair-day-ever/#comment-3397 SusieR Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:25:32 +0000 http://coyapaz.com/home/?p=444#comment-3397 Love this post! I'm a first-time visitor to your blog, having arrived from the DGT Facebook links. So nice connecting with fellow Donna fans. I'll be back for more post reading. Thanks!!! Love this post! I’m a first-time visitor to your blog, having arrived from the DGT Facebook links. So nice connecting with fellow Donna fans. I’ll be back for more post reading. Thanks!!!

]]> Comment on Take Your “Feelings” and…. by Ramou http://coyapaz.com/home/2012/01/take-your-feelings-and/#comment-3226 Ramou Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:39:14 +0000 http://coyapaz.com/home/?p=439#comment-3226 "and while I was a debate team aficionado in my youth, now that I’m old and tired I do not want to have arguments with no foundation in reality." I've been trying to articulate, both to other people and myself, why I have been less vocal or less likely to engage in serious conversations about race for awhile now. This is pretty much it. I'm tired and becoming less and less sure if (White) people are really interested in engaging, or just really eager to tell me about their hurt feelings and why I'm wrong. And I just feel as if I no longer have time for the latter, so it's just easier to leave it to other people - and I do admire those who are willing and able to engage with some of these people. Still working on trying to find that happy space though, glad that you are finding yours. “and while I was a debate team aficionado in my youth, now that I’m old and tired I do not want to have arguments with no foundation in reality.”

I’ve been trying to articulate, both to other people and myself, why I have been less vocal or less likely to engage in serious conversations about race for awhile now. This is pretty much it. I’m tired and becoming less and less sure if (White) people are really interested in engaging, or just really eager to tell me about their hurt feelings and why I’m wrong. And I just feel as if I no longer have time for the latter, so it’s just easier to leave it to other people – and I do admire those who are willing and able to engage with some of these people.

Still working on trying to find that happy space though, glad that you are finding yours.

]]> Comment on My Child is a Bleeping Vegetarian by Riley http://coyapaz.com/home/2011/08/my-child-is-a-bleeping-vegetarian/#comment-3217 Riley Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:44:54 +0000 http://coyapaz.com/home/?p=301#comment-3217 CP, I think we as a people aren't very good at talking about dietary choices, because they seem so personal yet projected..as if by person A choosing to be vegetarian or vegan, that automatically becomes a statement about Person B. Even though most vegetarians and vegans I know usually don't preach about it and just pipe up about it to make sure they have an option (though admittedly one can usually find some aspect of veg fare these days). This is an issue I face regularly in trying to cater meetings at work. The catering people don't realize or don't care that veg offerings lack protein sources, so I end up having to augment, punt, or otherwise rig it. I would imagine it gets even more complicated when one is trying to raise a kid vegetarian. In a sense, I'd hope that daycare and friends would support the parental plan in place even if they don't personally believe in it. It sucks that that stuff gets undermined. R. CP,
I think we as a people aren’t very good at talking about dietary choices, because they seem so personal yet projected..as if by person A choosing to be vegetarian or vegan, that automatically becomes a statement about Person B. Even though most vegetarians and vegans I know usually don’t preach about it and just pipe up about it to make sure they have an option (though admittedly one can usually find some aspect of veg fare these days). This is an issue I face regularly in trying to cater meetings at work. The catering people don’t realize or don’t care that veg offerings lack protein sources, so I end up having to augment, punt, or otherwise rig it.

I would imagine it gets even more complicated when one is trying to raise a kid vegetarian. In a sense, I’d hope that daycare and friends would support the parental plan in place even if they don’t personally believe in it. It sucks that that stuff gets undermined.

R.

]]> Comment on Go On. Take a Risk. by Amy Nicole Miller http://coyapaz.com/home/2011/10/go-on-take-a-risk/#comment-1766 Amy Nicole Miller Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:29:22 +0000 http://coyapaz.com/home/?p=391#comment-1766 You are hilarious. I'm so glad you came around! ps- I'm no longer platinum blonde- keep up with your PDF sisters! You are hilarious. I’m so glad you came around!
ps- I’m no longer platinum blonde- keep up with your PDF sisters!

]]> Comment on I Love You! I M’eh You… I Love You! I M’eh You… by Amy http://coyapaz.com/home/2011/09/i-love-you-i-meh-you-i-love-you-i-meh-you/#comment-1234 Amy Wed, 07 Sep 2011 12:34:02 +0000 http://coyapaz.com/home/?p=314#comment-1234 I'm glad I saved the reputation of Le Gloss! L'Oreal owes me some money. Why (besides being the busiest person I know) aren't you writing a regular lip gloss column for a fashion mag? Big$! I’m glad I saved the reputation of Le Gloss! L’Oreal owes me some money. Why (besides being the busiest person I know) aren’t you writing a regular lip gloss column for a fashion mag? Big$!

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