30 Days, 30 Inks: Day 25
The Ink
Day 25: Jacques Herbin Ambre de Baltique
I got a sample of this ink in my last Vanness order because I hadn’t heard of it before, and wondered how it compared to Herbin Ambre de Birmanie, which I think is the more famous warm, yellow-brown ink of theirs. I have a Kaweco Liliput inked with Ambre de Birmanie and besides it being slightly darker than Ambre de Baltique sample, I could not tell much difference. The darker shade of Ambre de Birmanie could’ve been because the pen has been inked for a few months, so it could’ve dried/concentrated a little bit.
Regardless, I love the warm light caramel color of this ink. Definitely lovely for the fall season. And even while writing with it, it’s immediately legible while wet, which is sometimes not the case with yellow inks. Ooh, I should compare this to Ferris Wheel Buttered Popcorn, another good legible yellow ink. 🤔 That’s for another post.
Anyway, if you’re in the market for a delicious golden yellow-orange-brown, I recommend checking this one out.
The Quote
The stories you tell about the work you do have a huge effect on how people feel and what they understand about your work, and…affects how they value it.
Sadly this is a dull follow-up to Dave Grohl’s awesome quote from yesterday. But this snippet as well as the rest of the chapter about telling good stories in Show Your Work was a useful read for me, since it emphasizes how important storytelling is when you’re marketing yourself and your work. I’ve seen this advice over and over again from different sources. While it makes sense, it’s hard to put into practice. Or at least it’s been a challenge for me to strike the right balance between being objective and truthful and putting a “spin” on the details to help market myself effectively.
I’m in a very slow job hunt mode, post the layoffs-calypse of earlier this year (and continuing), and Austin Kleon’s advice on being good at telling stories about yourself is a helpful reminder. I know how to ramble about my thoughts and random stuff (exhibit A: My blog), but telling effective stories in a work/professional sense is a whole other skill that I’m still working on. I know that I can be effective in the field of product management, but I haven’t been telling good enough stories to prove it to prospective employers. It’s a work in progress. :sigh:
