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Press

Giving away 25 boxes of Krispy Kreme donuts! With words! #JoyinaBox

Hey kids, want to screw around the Internet? Thanks to Krispy Kreme, I’m giving away 25 boxes of sugar donuts. You see, last month KK had a Mother’s Day promo that let you customize messages to your moms through donuts. For the next two weeks, they’re letting the web go wherever it wants to go with the hashtag #JoyinaBox. Want a box of donuts with letters on them? Pay attention:

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Geek

Dark Souls II: A reminder on why I love to torture myself

What is Dark Souls? In sum, it is a microcosm of the human condition. Of why we love to torture ourselves. Of why we are enamored by archetypes of the starving artist or the underpaid worker. And yet we trudge along to the very end of our day and die. No, not sleep. Die — to be reborn again the very next day.

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Digressions

Mensakaba Geishu: Ramen with a Heart

It is May 2014. A quick Google search for “Mensakaba Geishu” and you’ll find a couple of placeholders in online food directories (like TripAdvisor and Looloo), a Facebook page and a couple of geo-located Instagram posts of noodles from an up and coming ramen bar in the south. I heard about the new ramen bar by accident — eavesdropping on a conversation while working at my favorite 3rd wave coffee gallery in the south. There was a new foodie haven in BF Homes — a pseudo hole in the wall with only 12 seats akin to a typical ramen bar in Japan. And it has never been featured on a food blog or a broadsheet, unlike most of the other popular food destinations along the Aguirre strip. So let this be the first.

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Mostly Everything

Six Simple Tips To Setting Up Your Fashion Store

Take a quick look into any store and the shiny, pretty, baubles displayed in counters are something that everyone wants to have. Male and female fashion ranges change every year and popular stars like Kim Kardashian, Emma Stone, etc heartily believe in wearing the most trendy fashions possible in the latest styles. This has given rise to a whole industry that recreates Hollywood or celebrity fashion and bling in affordable price ranges. Fashion stores and online websites now follow stars and trends quite closely and the general public can find hot styles in almost any price range. According to industry watchers, the online fashion market has increased by almost 70 percent in the last decade and there is a huge demand for costume jewelry, designer knock-offs and even trendy handmade fashion accessories. As a result, if you are an upcoming fashion designer or a person interested in starting a fashion line; now is the time to go online and go global.

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Mostly Everything

Win a boatload of adventure! Join the #SonyActionCam contest!

Lately I’ve been recommending a Sony device to everyone who has considered taking their gadgets out to get wet. From their waterproof HD video camera that doubles as a projector, their waterproof and wireless headphone system, to my personal favorite — the RX-100 Mk II which has been hailed as the best underwater point and shoot camera in the world for 2014 by Backscatter, there’s no doubt that Sony’s interest in keeping your gadgets safe in the water is paying off.