{"id":7,"date":"2009-08-10T12:06:18","date_gmt":"2009-08-10T12:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/microcosmpublishing.dev\/blog\/2009\/08\/blog-a-dirty-word-in-the-print-world-heres-my-contribution-to-the-death-of-print\/"},"modified":"2009-08-10T12:06:18","modified_gmt":"2009-08-10T12:06:18","slug":"blog-a-dirty-word-in-the-print-world-heres-my-contribution-to-the-death-of-print","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/2009\/08\/blog-a-dirty-word-in-the-print-world-heres-my-contribution-to-the-death-of-print\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog: a dirty word in the print world&#8230; here&#8217;s my contribution to the death of print."},"content":{"rendered":"<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"floatright\" alt=\"Alt text\" src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/images\/staples_the_rockstar.jpg\" \/>\n<p>I\u2019m the Australian intern at Microcosm. Secondly my name has  been Americanized, I\u2019m now being referred to as Staples. And thirdly, I agree:  Fosters is a terrible beer and most Australians have never seen a Fosters  before, let alone drank that terrible sewer juice from the Australian outback.  I\u2019ve never actually seen a can of drink that freaking huge before. The stereotypes  of everything is bigger in the states is actually true. <\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve been residing in the beautiful town of Bloomington, Indiana for the past three  weeks. A genuine community is the first thing that springs to mind about this  place. It seems like everyone here either works at a rad socially aware  workplace or they volunteer at three or four killer nonprofit organizations  with little to no sleep. I\u2019m not just working with the cool cats at Microcosm  during my stay in Bloomington.  I\u2019ve also had the opportunity to do many insane things that the \u2018big cites\u2019  simply can\u2019t offer. The highlight has definitely been the crazy ass quarry  jumping, closely followed by the 100ft slip and slide in 9th street  park, thanks to Mr.Matt Ray.  <\/p>\n<p>Sure I sound like a broken record. Everyone is sick to death at the house  where I\u2019m staying when I mention my disbelief of corn syrup shit in everything,  and its amazing health benefits. That\u2019s another rant for another time. Back  to Bloomington:  It feels so great to be in a real town with real people and real food. I\u2019m not  sure how much longer I could have taken being in LA eating overpriced terrible  salads. That said, I did see a salad here, which may or may not have been  consumed by one of the Microcosm workers. A salad that had those biscuit gold fish  in it. In a garden salad. Crazy! <\/p>\n<p>If you ever venture in these parts, which I strongly recommend you to do, your  must stops have to include Boxcar Books, a very cool, volunteer run, non profit  with an extensive collection of books on any topic imaginable. A close second  would be Rhinos youth space, a super tight all ages music venue that hosts  everyone from Dillinger Escape Plan to Against Me! But they also keep it real  by supporting local emerging acts. A very cool space, well worth checking out  even if you can\u2019t buy booze. <\/p>\n<p>In my time at Microcosm, some might say I\u2019ve learned a \u2018shit ton\u2019. You know  you&#8217;re working with rad people when you get in trouble for having the stereo too  low. Publishing and distribution isn\u2019t rock and roll but if you\u2019re wanting to  support the zine scene, educate people, and make people think outside the square, it might be for you.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve ordered anything over the past three weeks and it has been messed  up, you can blame the Aussie. It\u2019s been hard adjusting to everything back to  front when coming from the land down under.<\/p>\n<p>Support Microcosm, stop cutting your hair and quit that real job.  Start a zine or a distro, dust off that screen printing gear and mess the  system that doesn\u2019t give you the time of day.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>Favorite American Experiences to date:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Getting my photo taken next       to the tree that Lindsay Lohan crashed into in LA<\/li>\n<li>Purchasing a Hollywood homes tour ticket then being asked if I       was interested in an eight ball of coke.<\/li>\n<li>Being bitten to death in New York City by bed       bugs<\/li>\n<li>Catching Greyhound buses <\/li>\n<li>Getting pulled over by the       cops. But then getting a lift to the airport in the front seat.<\/li>\n<li>Shipping Australian zines       back to Australia.<\/li>\n<li>Visiting the restaurant that       my country was founded on. My home town is actually on the menu.       Toowoomba, it\u2019s actually about three hours west of the ocean. But the dish       is actually a seafood dish. <\/li>\n<li>Scoring a twenty dollar       ticket to a Broadway show. Front row center!<\/li>\n<li>Meeting all the rad people of       Tucson, Detroit,       Bloomington and San Francisco. <\/li>\n<li>Crashing at Guilty Pleasures       at Bloomington.       RIP best basement shows even though it\u2019s the only basement show I\u2019ve been       to. <\/li>\n<li>Quarry jumping<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*(the photo from left to right &#8211; Adam Gnade, E. Chris Lynch, and Jeremy Staples)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m the Australian intern at Microcosm. Secondly my name has been Americanized, I\u2019m now being referred to as Staples. And thirdly, I agree: Fosters is a terrible beer and most Australians have never seen a Fosters before, let alone drank that terrible sewer juice from the Australian outback. I\u2019ve never actually seen a can of drink that freaking huge before. The stereotypes of everything is bigger in the states is actually true.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogifesto"],"my_excerpt":"<img class=\"floatright\" alt=\"Alt text\" src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/images\/staples_the_rockstar.jpg\" \/>  <p>I\u2019m the Australian intern at Microcosm. Secondly my name has  been Americanized, I\u2019m now being referred to as Staples. And thirdly, I agree:  Fosters is a terrible beer and most Australians have never seen a Fosters  before, let alone drank that terrible sewer juice from the Australian outback.  I\u2019ve never actually seen a can of drink that freaking huge before. The stereotypes  of everything is bigger in the states is actually true. <\/p>  <p>I\u2019ve been residing in the beautiful town of Bloomington, Indiana for the past three  weeks. A genuine community is the first thing that springs to mind about this  place. It seems like everyone here either works at a rad socially aware  workplace or they volunteer at three or four killer nonprofit organizations  with little to no sleep. I\u2019m not just working with the cool cats at Microcosm  during my stay in Bloomington.  I\u2019ve also had the opportunity to do many insane things that the \u2018big cites\u2019  simply can\u2019t offer. The highlight has definitely been the crazy ass quarry  jumping, closely followed by the 100ft slip and slide in 9th street  park, thanks to Mr.Matt Ray.  <\/p>  <p>Sure I sound like a broken record. Everyone is sick to death at the house  where I\u2019m staying when I mention my disbelief of corn syrup shit in everything,  and its amazing health benefits. That\u2019s another rant for another time. Back  to Bloomington:  It feels so great to be in a real town with real people and real food. I\u2019m not  sure how much longer I could have taken being in LA eating overpriced terrible  salads. That said, I did see a salad here, which may or may not have been  consumed by one of the Microcosm workers. A salad that had those biscuit gold fish  in it. In a garden salad. Crazy! <\/p>  <p>If you ever venture in these parts, which I strongly recommend you to do, your  must stops have to include Boxcar Books, a very cool, volunteer run, non profit  with an extensive collection of books on any topic imaginable. A close second  would be Rhinos youth space, a super tight all ages music venue that hosts  everyone from Dillinger Escape Plan to Against Me! But they also keep it real  by supporting local emerging acts. A very cool space, well worth checking out  even if you can\u2019t buy booze. <\/p>  <p>In my time at Microcosm, some might say I\u2019ve learned a \u2018shit ton\u2019. You know  you're working with rad people when you get in trouble for having the stereo too  low. Publishing and distribution isn\u2019t rock and roll but if you\u2019re wanting to  support the zine scene, educate people, and make people think outside the square, it might be for you.<\/p>  <p>If you\u2019ve ordered anything over the past three weeks and it has been messed  up, you can blame the Aussie. It\u2019s been hard adjusting to everything back to  front when coming from the land down under.<\/p>  <p>Support Microcosm, stop cutting your hair and quit that real job.  Start a zine or a distro, dust off that screen printing gear and mess the  system that doesn\u2019t give you the time of day.&nbsp; <\/p>  <p>Favorite American Experiences to date:<\/p>  <ul>  \t<li>Getting my photo taken next       to the tree that Lindsay Lohan crashed into in LA<\/li>  \t<li>Purchasing a Hollywood homes tour ticket then being asked if I       was interested in an eight ball of coke.<\/li>  \t<li>Being bitten to death in New York City by bed       bugs<\/li>  \t<li>Catching Greyhound buses <\/li>  \t<li>Getting pulled over by the       cops. But then getting a lift to the airport in the front seat.<\/li>  \t<li>Shipping Australian zines       back to Australia.<\/li>  \t<li>Visiting the restaurant that       my country was founded on. My home town is actually on the menu.       Toowoomba, it\u2019s actually about three hours west of the ocean. But the dish       is actually a seafood dish. <\/li>  \t<li>Scoring a twenty dollar       ticket to a Broadway show. Front row center!<\/li>  \t<li>Meeting all the rad people of       Tucson, Detroit,       Bloomington and San Francisco. <\/li>  \t<li>Crashing at Guilty Pleasures       at Bloomington.       RIP best basement shows even though it\u2019s the only basement show I\u2019ve been       to. <\/li>  \t<li>Quarry jumping<\/li>  <\/ul>  <p>*(the photo from left to right - Adam Gnade, E. Chris Lynch, and Jeremy Staples)<\/p>","my_excerpt_rendered":"<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"floatright\" alt=\"Alt text\" src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/images\/staples_the_rockstar.jpg\" \/>\n<p>I\u2019m the Australian intern at Microcosm. Secondly my name has  been Americanized, I\u2019m now being referred to as Staples. And thirdly, I agree:  Fosters is a terrible beer and most Australians have never seen a Fosters  before, let alone drank that terrible sewer juice from the Australian outback.  I\u2019ve never actually seen a can of drink that freaking huge before. The stereotypes  of everything is bigger in the states is actually true. <\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve been residing in the beautiful town of Bloomington, Indiana for the past three  weeks. A genuine community is the first thing that springs to mind about this  place. It seems like everyone here either works at a rad socially aware  workplace or they volunteer at three or four killer nonprofit organizations  with little to no sleep. I\u2019m not just working with the cool cats at Microcosm  during my stay in Bloomington.  I\u2019ve also had the opportunity to do many insane things that the \u2018big cites\u2019  simply can\u2019t offer. The highlight has definitely been the crazy ass quarry  jumping, closely followed by the 100ft slip and slide in 9th street  park, thanks to Mr.Matt Ray.  <\/p>\n<p>Sure I sound like a broken record. Everyone is sick to death at the house  where I\u2019m staying when I mention my disbelief of corn syrup shit in everything,  and its amazing health benefits. That\u2019s another rant for another time. Back  to Bloomington:  It feels so great to be in a real town with real people and real food. I\u2019m not  sure how much longer I could have taken being in LA eating overpriced terrible  salads. That said, I did see a salad here, which may or may not have been  consumed by one of the Microcosm workers. A salad that had those biscuit gold fish  in it. In a garden salad. Crazy! <\/p>\n<p>If you ever venture in these parts, which I strongly recommend you to do, your  must stops have to include Boxcar Books, a very cool, volunteer run, non profit  with an extensive collection of books on any topic imaginable. A close second  would be Rhinos youth space, a super tight all ages music venue that hosts  everyone from Dillinger Escape Plan to Against Me! But they also keep it real  by supporting local emerging acts. A very cool space, well worth checking out  even if you can\u2019t buy booze. <\/p>\n<p>In my time at Microcosm, some might say I\u2019ve learned a \u2018shit ton\u2019. You know  you&#8217;re working with rad people when you get in trouble for having the stereo too  low. Publishing and distribution isn\u2019t rock and roll but if you\u2019re wanting to  support the zine scene, educate people, and make people think outside the square, it might be for you.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve ordered anything over the past three weeks and it has been messed  up, you can blame the Aussie. It\u2019s been hard adjusting to everything back to  front when coming from the land down under.<\/p>\n<p>Support Microcosm, stop cutting your hair and quit that real job.  Start a zine or a distro, dust off that screen printing gear and mess the  system that doesn\u2019t give you the time of day.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>Favorite American Experiences to date:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Getting my photo taken next       to the tree that Lindsay Lohan crashed into in LA<\/li>\n<li>Purchasing a Hollywood homes tour ticket then being asked if I       was interested in an eight ball of coke.<\/li>\n<li>Being bitten to death in New York City by bed       bugs<\/li>\n<li>Catching Greyhound buses <\/li>\n<li>Getting pulled over by the       cops. But then getting a lift to the airport in the front seat.<\/li>\n<li>Shipping Australian zines       back to Australia.<\/li>\n<li>Visiting the restaurant that       my country was founded on. My home town is actually on the menu.       Toowoomba, it\u2019s actually about three hours west of the ocean. But the dish       is actually a seafood dish. <\/li>\n<li>Scoring a twenty dollar       ticket to a Broadway show. Front row center!<\/li>\n<li>Meeting all the rad people of       Tucson, Detroit,       Bloomington and San Francisco. <\/li>\n<li>Crashing at Guilty Pleasures       at Bloomington.       RIP best basement shows even though it\u2019s the only basement show I\u2019ve been       to. <\/li>\n<li>Quarry jumping<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*(the photo from left to right &#8211; Adam Gnade, E. 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