"Experts"

From New Scientist magazine: Human egg makes accidental debut on camera.

Look closely: this is history in the making. These are the clearest pictures ever taken of what is the starting point of every human life: ovulation occurring inside a woman's body.

Observing ovulation in humans is extremely rare, and previous images have been fuzzy... The release of an egg was considered a sudden, explosive event, but [these] pictures, to be published in Fertility and Sterility, show it taking place over a period of at least 15 minutes."

I read this article at my sister's house last week and showed my brother-in-law right afterwards. At first, we were both obviously amazed. But after a second or two, we looked at each other and were like, Hmmm... experts don't really know anything, do they?

I mean, you'd think with all the progress with IVF, etc., they'd know it takes 15 minutes for an egg to be released and not a nano-second, right?

"There is nothing new under the sun but there are lots of old things we don't know."

— Ambrose Bierce

Via Popgadget

(BTW, regarding the picture of the ovary... that's what Picky and Choosy's home looks like.)

Renegade Craft Fair

I went to the Renegade Craft Fair this weekend. It's a very cool craft fair with hip designers—not all like the craft fairs you grew up going to with ugly Christmas ornaments and dolls. It took place at the McCarren Park Pool in Greenpoint, which is an old empty swimming pool in McCarren Park. (Duh.)

Anywho, I got a bunch of cute things, but my favorite is this necklace made from a vintage typewriter key:



I was going to get a "K" but then I saw the "back space" key and I had to have it because I'm always saying things I shouldn't.

You can get one online at The Weekend Store. They make rings, earrings, bracelets, cuff links, etc.




The Renegade Craft Fair happens every summer in Brooklyn, Chicago, and San Francisco. If live in or near one of those cities, you must check it out!

BTW, this is Wilson; I met him at the fair.



Isn't he cute?

Wilson's mommy works for ReadyMade magazine. You should buy it, subscribe to it, give it as gifts to everyone you know.

I bought some Shrinky Dink paper from them for Nora and Jack.

I Want A Facelift

I want a facelift.




If a good plastic surgeon out there is reading this, perhaps we can strike up a deal of some kind in exchange for some publicity.

Dot Coms

You know how you can get domain names with the ending .com and .net and .org and .biz and .tv and .us and dot-all-kinds-of-things?

I want to get karynbosnak.ho

Gummi Lighthouses

Well, these are absolutely fabulous:



I need some now.

Via Accordion Guy

Hello Russia

After several delays, Save Karyn has finally been published in Russia.

Look how pretty the cover is:



I love foreign translations.

PS - My legs totally look like that.

Home

So I finally left Connecticut tonight, and upon arriving home, realized I forgot to lock my apartment door.

Whoops.

My apartment was unlocked for a whole week. Anyone could've walked in and stolen a slew of electronics, clothes, handbags, jewelry, etc., but they didn't.

Who says Brooklyn's not safe?

Recycled Suitcase Dog Bed

TTQ sent me a link to this a while ago.

DIY - Recycled Suitcase Dog Bed



Isn't is so cute?

PS - That's not Beverly.

Via Design^Sprout

My Pets = My Family

I'm at my sister's house in Connecticut right now, soaking up the central-air-conditioned air. I ended up taking an eleven o'clock train here Sunday night after losing power in my apartment. I packed my bags and made my way down three flights of stairs in a pitch-black building carrying my dog, cat, and bag using only the light of my BlackBerry. I then walked to the subway in the middle of a lightening storm, positive I was going to get struck. But I didn't and I'm alive and so are my pets.

If I didn't have Elvis and Bev, I probably would've stayed in New York Sunday night. But it was supposed to be 97 degrees on Monday, and while I could've found an air-conditioned place for me to go to if my electricity still wasn't working, it would've been more difficult to find a place for me, Beverly and Elvis to go. I live on the fourth floor of a walk-up (the penthouse, baby!), and even when the AC is working, it gets hot up there in the summertime. There was no way I could've left my babies up there without air. My pets are my family; I'm responsible for their well-being.

I know the majority of people who read this blog are animal lovers who don't need me to tell them to take extra precautions when caring for their pets during record-breaking temperatures, but I'm going to do it anyway: TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHEN CARING FOR YOUR PETS WHEN IT'S HOT OUTSIDE. They're domesticated animals and they can and will overheat just like you.

This message was paid for by the following panting animals:


My Hot Dog (And Cat) from Karyn Bosnak on Vimeo.

I know the above video is incredibly short and boring, but I just wanted to show off my lil babies.

Jealous?

I got an important message from LL Cool J in my inbox this morning.



Did you?

Brooklyn Flea Bags

For those of you who emailed and commented about wanting a limited edition Brooklyn Flea Bag (I got one!) and/or shirt, they're designed by Loyalty + Blood.

I'm not sure if you can order them through the internet, but here's a link to their Etsy page... you might want to send them an email and ask.

Via Brownstoner

Brooklyn Flea, Finally

So I finally made it to the Brooklyn Flea yesterday.



I went with my old roommate, Scott, and had a lot of fun.

I saw some lovely things, like...

Art!



You can check these out at shopjohnmurphy.com.


Jewelry!



These necklaces are made out of scarves, ties, etc.


And pickles!


This guy said, "My mom, dad, brother and I make these pickles and jar them in Detroit." You can get some here: McClure's Pickles.


I even had two celebrity sightings!

The first was Sia. I didn't take a picture of her, but I saw her in this one when I got home:



Do you see her? She's over there on the right, in the blue and purple skirt.

I know, I know... her head is turned and you can barely see her face, but trust me, it's her.

The second celebrity sighting I had was... Elvis!



How cute is that? I'm going to try and make one this winter.

And How Was Your Sunday?

I was one of the 1,500 people in Brooklyn who lost power:

Manhole fires in Brooklyn yesterday caused disruptions on five subway lines Sunday evening and cut power to up to 1,500 residents in Boerum Hill.

“Around 5:45 p.m., a manhole fire at Dean and Smith streets disabled power to signals on F and G lines, while nearby, at Bergen Street and Fourth Avenue, problems on the power lines cut electricity to signals on the Nos. 2, 3, and 4 lines. Subway service was shut down along section of the lines, mostly between Brooklyn and Manhattan, for more than an hour.”

No word on whether all power has been restored.

After I lost power, the temperature in my apartment started to rise. I thought 85 degrees was unbearable, but then it got to 86, then 87, then 88...

At 89, I grabbed Beverly and Elvis and hightailed it out of there.

Story in a few.

(Via Gowanus Lounge via amNY)

Earrings

Earrings, originally uploaded by Karyn Bosnak.

I took this inside a Cool Cat jewelry store on the Fulton Mall, Brooklyn.

UPDATE: My photo on Gowanus Lounge. Thank you!

Brooklyn Beads

Beads, originally uploaded by Karyn Bosnak.

Taken with my new Canon EF-S 10-22 lens! Yay!