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Christine Herrin
San Francisco & Manila
Designer. History major. Memory keeper, paper hoarder, frequent flyer.
20,854 words in 183 moments in 56 cities since April 23rd, 2013
Most Popular Stories by Christine
Prose, writing, Handwritten
Working draft.
San francisco — Note: Wrote this today as a sort of freewrite for Working Draft, a little club started by a friend from 826 Valencia. We invaded the tutoring center late at night and everyone got to work. Originall...
Life
Rejection Week
San francisco — Monday So, yeah, we decided not to push through with the interview process. We’ve decided that we need someone with more experience. Tuesday I don’t know how to say this, but … I’m no longer i...
Family, Conversations
Family time
Santa clarita — Don’t let the alcohol fool you — it wasn’t a super happy moment. Well, actually, maybe it was. The overall mood was heavy; Auntie A had collapsed a few days prior and was now in the ICU, and in a co...
All Stories by Christine
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Goodbye, Archives
An invitation to be in the moment
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Goodbye, Archives
I miss the old me — the one that wrote and remembered everything. Sniff!
in Los Angeles -
Today's Adventure, Travel, CH's 30th
Selfies, steam, silica masks, and smoothies
in Southern Peninsula -
music, Winter
A moment
in Bath -
artist Dates, City walks
Today's walk
in San Francisco -
Publishing
After hours
in San Francisco -
artist Dates, music, Live
Because Tschaikovsky
in San Francisco -
Nightlife, Introvert Woes
Current status.
in San Francisco -
lettering, Life, Type
I can't do this but I'm doing it anyway
in San Francisco -
Life
Rejection Week
in San Francisco -
YxYY, Social interaction, Crafts
Introverts' Quiet Time
in Palm Springs -
Plants, Hobbies
Succulents 101
in San Francisco -
mini moments, drawing, Design
I was getting frustrated with the sketch, then I heard a voice behind me say, "Oh, hey, that looks great!"
in San Francisco -
Design, Talks, advice
32 points for designers
in San Francisco -
Handwritten, Letters
(Letter) Writing Club
in San Francisco -
Train Stations, Musicians, City Life
Subway tunes
in Cambridge -
Dreams, Graduate School, Life of a student
Dreams within dreams and anxiety attacks: hello finals week!
in San Francisco -
Misadventures, Libraries, Hostels
Hipster hobo mode
in Tokyo -
Family, Conversations
Family time
in Santa Clarita -
Travel, waiting, Misadventures
I guess this adventure needs one more day.
in JAMAICA -
Libraries, research, productivity
Perhaps there are days you're just not meant to get anything done!
in San Francisco -
Solo Travel, Travel, Shrines
Pre-tourist torii
in Fushimi Ward -
Today's office, Trains
Amtrak workstations
in Berkeley -
Conversations, Pizza
Girl talk
in San Francisco -
Snow, Sports
Stayin' alive
in Mammoth Lakes -
Grad school
"If you didn't want to die, you're not doing it right."
in San Francisco -
artist Dates, Music Halls, music
Scheherazade!
in San Francisco -
Prose, writing, Handwritten
More writing.
in San Francisco -
Architecture, artist Dates
Today's walk
in San Francisco -
Conversations, Pizza, Travel
A trip saved by pizza.
in Tokyo -
Stationery, Kawaii
Take all my money
in Tokyo -
Coffee
Alone, not lonely (but thanks, I guess?)
in Quezon City -
Coffee, cafes
Life is too short to have bad coffee.
in City of Pasig -
Weddings
Adorable Japanese dads
in Makati -
Books
The joys of analog research
in San Francisco -
Architecture
Hidden treasures
in San Francisco -
Prose, writing, Handwritten
Working draft.
in San Francisco -
commute, Metro
Buses and trains
in San Francisco -
Type, lettering
My Four W's.
in San Francisco -
Architecture, Travel
And all that glass
in Chicago -
Architecture
Today's adventure
in San Francisco -
Because drummers are always the coolest. <3
in New York -
nature, Landscape, Travel
Whoa.
in Hergiswil -
Talks, Design
"Everything worthwhile takes time."
in Nisswa
All moments from Christine
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An invitation to be in the moment
San Francisco, United States -
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I miss the old me — the one that wrote and remembered everything. Sniff!
Los Angeles, United States -
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Reykjavik By the Numbers
Reykjavík, Iceland -
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Ice for days
East, Iceland -
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Secret pizza
Reykjavík, Iceland -
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Selfies, steam, silica masks, and smoothies
Southern Peninsula, Iceland -
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17 hours on a train.
West Linn, United States -
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"Climb the mountains and get their good tidings..."
Yosemite Valley, United States -
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I need to slow down.
San Francisco, United States -
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Foggy train rides
Stockton, United States -
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Today's adventure
Emeryville, United States -
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A moment
Bath, United Kingdom -
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My kinda work
San Francisco, United States -
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Well, I've always wanted to be a writer...
San Francisco, United States -
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Officially a tea person
San Francisco, United States -
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Today's walk
San Francisco, United States -
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Because Tschaikovsky
San Francisco, United States -
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Here I go again
Palm Springs, United States -
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Wanted: Adventure partner
New York, United States -
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Current status.
San Francisco, United States -
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Bus views
East Hartford, United States -
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Paying it forward
Boston, United States -
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I can't do this but I'm doing it anyway
San Francisco, United States -
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Rejection Week
San Francisco, United States -
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Introverts' Quiet Time
Palm Springs, United States -
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Everyone loves a good story.
Palm Springs, United States -
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Yes to quiet pool time
Palm Springs, United States -
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Succulents 101
San Francisco, United States -
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Today's adventure
Pescadero, United States -
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Falling slowly
San Francisco, United States -
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"Trust is the biggest compliment. Trust breeds magic."
San Francisco, United States -
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Life is about the people you meet and the things you create with them
San Francisco, United States -
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Perfect day in SF... Think I'm going to play tourist for a bit
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I was getting frustrated with the sketch, then I heard a voice behind me say, "Oh, hey, that looks great!"
San Francisco, United States -
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Things I keep saying but never do: I need to go to yoga; I need to open an Etsy store.
San Francisco, United States -
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Division of labor
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After hours
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One of each, please
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(Letter) Writing Club
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Favorite spot
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So many people in this cafe are drawing, I love it.
San Francisco, United States -
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Bay views
Boston, United States -
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Old and new
Boston, United States -
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Subway tunes
Cambridge, United States -
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Lazy Sundays
Cambridge, United States -
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Rainy park day
Boston, United States -
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I really shouldn't be traveling right now, but...
San Francisco, United States -
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Dreams within dreams and anxiety attacks: hello finals week!
San Francisco, United States -
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Beach boys
San Francisco, United States -
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Favorites
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Deep breaths!
San Francisco, United States -
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"I wanna draw," I say, every single day. Today I finally did something about it.
San Francisco, United States -
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Press check mornings
Emeryville, United States -
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Stories, cities, people. Wendy MacNaughton is my hero.
San Francisco, United States -
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First person stories on Brooklyn and the Bauhaus
San Francisco, United States -
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Exactly what I needed to hear today.
San Francisco, United States -
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Heroes are people too!
San Francisco, United States -
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Because I often need to be reminded
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32 points for designers
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Freeway views
Kings County, United States -
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Five hours to go!
Citrus Heights, United States -
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Books, coffee and crepes? My new favorite spot. (But no wifi. Maybe for the better!)
San Francisco, United States -
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"Is that for your scraaaapbook?" they laugh. Actually... yes, it is.
San Francisco, United States -
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The back end of print publishing, I suppose! Drowning in ISBNs.
San Francisco, United States -
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Perhaps there are days you're just not meant to get anything done!
San Francisco, United States -
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Today's adventure
San Francisco, United States -
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Best friends and Benedicts
San Francisco, United States -
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Blurry Bay views
San Francisco, United States -
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Bridge views
Crockett, United States -
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Blink and you'll miss it
Brentwood, United States -
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All in a row
Woodbury, United States -
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Family time
Santa Clarita, United States -
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Water view
Martinez, United States -
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Amtrak workstations
Berkeley, United States -
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Parallel publishing universe
San Francisco, United States -
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Girl talk
San Francisco, United States -
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Surprise mountain views
Mono County, United States -
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Stayin' alive
Mammoth Lakes, United States -
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Six hours to go!
Rodeo, United States -
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"If you want to believe in the kindness of humanity, don't read the comments section."
San Francisco, United States -
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"If you didn't want to die, you're not doing it right."
San Francisco, United States -
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A love/hate (today: hate) relationship with the rain
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Oh publishing life. Cubicles overflowing with books, the faint sound of chatter, the smell of coffee. I'm home.
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Edits, edits, edits
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All the colors
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More walking
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Oh, hey!
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What's in a name?
San Francisco, United States -
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Scheherazade!
San Francisco, United States -
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More writing.
San Francisco, United States -
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The path to enlightenment
San Francisco, United States -
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Today's walk
San Francisco, United States -
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Retrograde and resistance
San Francisco, United States -
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Spreading the love.
San Francisco, United States -
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Up, up, up
San Francisco, United States -
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A trip saved by pizza.
Tokyo, Japan -
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Pre-tourist torii
Fushimi Ward, Japan -
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Lost again.
Fushimi Ward, Japan -
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I live in Four Barrel.
Tokyo, Japan
