Jessica Puente

A jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one.

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  • What kind of liar are you?

    There are many kinds of lies. There are white lies, lies about lies, omissions, lies we tell children, lies we tell ourselves, butler lies, fake sarcasm lies. Lies we tell children These seem to be the type of lies most people are comfortable with. In some cases, you can be labeled downright deranged if you […]

    Jessica Puente

    January 26, 2015
    People
    behavior, lies, lying, people, relationships
  • 21 days

    With the start of the new year, a lot of us are thinking, what we can do to better ourselves? If you’re one of these people, I’m betting you’ve heard it takes 21 days to form a habit. In 1960, a plastic surgeon named Maxwell Maltz published a book called Psycho-Cybernetics in which he noted […]

    Jessica Puente

    January 20, 2015
    People
    21 days, Adventure, habit forming, life, people, self improvement
  • You and Me and We and I

    You and Me and We and I are unpredictable. You is mostly caring but can be combative at times. Me is closely followed by -lancholy but when Me is alone, Peace can usually be found. When You and Me are together, Peace will stick around. But it can still feel like something is missing. We […]

    Jessica Puente

    January 12, 2015
    People
    people, personification, relationships, we
  • The Other Woman

    I don’t like being alone or not having plans because the other woman invites herself over. She invades my place and makes herself right at home, like a roommate you’ve come to hate but can’t kick out. There were times long ago when she would be nice, even if it was backhanded. But lately she’s […]

    Jessica Puente

    January 5, 2015
    People
    anthropomorphism, depression, personification
  • A haiku poem to Orion

    As a child I wasn’t particularly marveled by the space I couldn’t see. I tried counting all the stars in the sky and stared tirelessly into the abyss for the chance of catching Orion’s Belt or the Big Dipper. But that’s as far as it went. This past weekend, I went to see Interstellar and […]

    Jessica Puente

    December 4, 2014
    Technology
    haiku, nasa, orion, poem, poems, space
  • The ways in which I am like my father

    Some people are afraid of becoming their parents. There have been times when this was true for me, like the first time I caught myself rationalizing like my mother or avoiding conflict like my father. But to quote one of my favorite books, The Sandman, “We do what we do, because of who we are. […]

    Jessica Puente

    November 6, 2014
    People
    dad, family, father, growing up, life, life lessons, parents
  • What it’s like when all your friends are on the internet

    When you only communicate with most of your friends through the internet, you feel like what happened to Joaquin in Her is totally plausible. Your writing skills are impeccable and you can translate the hieroglyphics coined emojis like an expert. You think you’re more interesting because you can have long, thought out discussions but really […]

    Jessica Puente

    September 24, 2014
    People, Pop Culture, Technology
    culture, experience, friends, friendship, friendships, internet
  • What it feels like when you stop enjoying a relationship

    She would make everything easier when she was around. She would make the hours go by so quickly. She could put a smile on my face at the drop of a hat. But when I was sad, she let me cry it out. She said the things I wanted to say but couldn’t. She touched […]

    Jessica Puente

    June 17, 2014
    Music, Pop Culture
    feelings, life, mood, music, relationships, songs
  • An open letter to Pharrell Williams

    Dear Pharrell, I’ve loved you since I saw that creepy red dog on the N.E.R.D album and the days when I couldn’t stop singing She Wants to Move in the shower. To this day, the word Mister makes me want to pop my shoulders in an awkwardly rhythmic way. I have to be honest and […]

    Jessica Puente

    April 25, 2014
    People, Pop Culture
    Blurred Lines, GIRL, misogyny, music, Pharrell Williams, pop culture, Red Bull, Red Bull Magazine, Robin Thicke, sexism, video, women
  • Why beach towns are like refuges | Santa Monica edition

    When life gets so frustrating you realize you’re walking around clenching your fists for parts of the day, nothing quite washes it away like a day with the ocean. When I hear the crashing of it’s waves I can feel myself pounding the sand. The ocean is so patient. It slowly builds. Pushing itself as […]

    Jessica Puente

    February 25, 2014
    People, Photography, Travel
    beach, ocean, photography, relaxation, santa monica
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