Amy Scanlon Boughner (she/her)
@amyboughner.bsky.social
Lover of words, fan of schnauzers, mom to an amazing kid, taking a lot of pictures of birds recently. Canadian with a penchant for UK panel shows.
I write and edit: https://www.amyboughner.ca/
I write and edit: https://www.amyboughner.ca/
Shout out Brewer Park oval on the Olympic broadcast
February 15, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Shout out Brewer Park oval on the Olympic broadcast
You have to watch things like the team pursuit in speed skating and think 'but why?'
February 15, 2026 at 3:10 PM
You have to watch things like the team pursuit in speed skating and think 'but why?'
He does have a name: Mikhail Shaidorov
Holy crap, is the sweet Kazakh guy going to win gold?
February 13, 2026 at 10:22 PM
He does have a name: Mikhail Shaidorov
Can I please get a gif of the moment the Kazakh skater realizes he's getting a medal?
February 13, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Can I please get a gif of the moment the Kazakh skater realizes he's getting a medal?
Oh my god
February 13, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Oh my god
Holy crap, is the sweet Kazakh guy going to win gold?
February 13, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Holy crap, is the sweet Kazakh guy going to win gold?
I am now cheering for the skater from Kazakhstan, that was so sweet, realizing what he had done
February 13, 2026 at 9:44 PM
I am now cheering for the skater from Kazakhstan, that was so sweet, realizing what he had done
I was watching snowboarding earlier this week, and then I started thinking about how I remember when snowboarding became a thing
February 13, 2026 at 9:35 PM
I was watching snowboarding earlier this week, and then I started thinking about how I remember when snowboarding became a thing
Sorry – there was a shouting match at CURLING?
February 13, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Sorry – there was a shouting match at CURLING?
A lovely Toyota Tercel hatchback – at least once we stuffed a Christmas tree in this car and I rode in the trunk.
My Dad drove a yellow Tercel until it died sometime in the mid 90s.
My Dad drove a yellow Tercel until it died sometime in the mid 90s.
February 13, 2026 at 6:48 PM
A lovely Toyota Tercel hatchback – at least once we stuffed a Christmas tree in this car and I rode in the trunk.
My Dad drove a yellow Tercel until it died sometime in the mid 90s.
My Dad drove a yellow Tercel until it died sometime in the mid 90s.
So this figure skater is using a cover of Eleanor Rigby for his program, and they changed the lyrics but just really slightly and it bothers me. They changed 'nobody came' cut out the Father Mackenzie part and stuck in 'no one was saved' which doesn't make any sense
February 13, 2026 at 6:14 PM
So this figure skater is using a cover of Eleanor Rigby for his program, and they changed the lyrics but just really slightly and it bothers me. They changed 'nobody came' cut out the Father Mackenzie part and stuck in 'no one was saved' which doesn't make any sense
The IOC needs to stop pretending it can avoid 'politics' in the games. Bringing all these nations together is political.
February 12, 2026 at 2:02 PM
The IOC needs to stop pretending it can avoid 'politics' in the games. Bringing all these nations together is political.
I love the snowboarding commentator not even trying to pretend to be unbiased
February 12, 2026 at 1:06 PM
I love the snowboarding commentator not even trying to pretend to be unbiased
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Hey Canadian media ... "born as a biological male" is not the move when you're reporting on what happened in Tumbler Ridge.
Here's is the @transjournalists.org Style Guide if you are covering this story today
styleguide.transjournalists.org
Here's is the @transjournalists.org Style Guide if you are covering this story today
styleguide.transjournalists.org
Trans Journalists Association Stylebook and Coverage Guide
The Transgender Journalists Association’s Stylebook and Coverage Guide is a tool reporters, editors, and other journalists can use to improve news coverage of trans people and the stories that affect ...
styleguide.transjournalists.org
February 11, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Hey Canadian media ... "born as a biological male" is not the move when you're reporting on what happened in Tumbler Ridge.
Here's is the @transjournalists.org Style Guide if you are covering this story today
styleguide.transjournalists.org
Here's is the @transjournalists.org Style Guide if you are covering this story today
styleguide.transjournalists.org
I am confused by the things this RCMP spokesman won't comment on and the information he is giving out – like the actual address
February 11, 2026 at 7:52 PM
I am confused by the things this RCMP spokesman won't comment on and the information he is giving out – like the actual address
What I always find fascinating about speed skating is the lactic acid talk of how much pain they must be in
February 11, 2026 at 6:45 PM
What I always find fascinating about speed skating is the lactic acid talk of how much pain they must be in
Now that I know the Canadian goalie once missed out because of the fucking beep test I am rooting even harder for her
February 10, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Now that I know the Canadian goalie once missed out because of the fucking beep test I am rooting even harder for her
It just occurred to me that if the US tries to invade during either of the gold medal hockey games at the Olympics we might be screwed.
February 10, 2026 at 8:49 PM
It just occurred to me that if the US tries to invade during either of the gold medal hockey games at the Olympics we might be screwed.
I mean, I'm watching on a 13" laptop screen and I could see that offside
February 10, 2026 at 7:44 PM
I mean, I'm watching on a 13" laptop screen and I could see that offside
I have never been so utterly terrified of untied shoelaces as I was watching the Canadian in the men's short program
February 10, 2026 at 6:43 PM
I have never been so utterly terrified of untied shoelaces as I was watching the Canadian in the men's short program
I love that I've got the Olympics streaming and I just saw an ad for books.
Just books.
Just books.
February 10, 2026 at 2:17 PM
I love that I've got the Olympics streaming and I just saw an ad for books.
Just books.
Just books.
One of my hearing aids has stopped working - is it better to wear one working one or none at all?
February 10, 2026 at 2:04 PM
One of my hearing aids has stopped working - is it better to wear one working one or none at all?
Age verification?
I learned typing on a Commodore 64
I learned typing on a Commodore 64
Age verification?
I saw Star Wars: A New Hope in the cinema when it was originally released
I saw Star Wars: A New Hope in the cinema when it was originally released
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I wrote FORTRAN on a PDP 11/70
I wrote FORTRAN on a PDP 11/70
February 10, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Age verification?
I learned typing on a Commodore 64
I learned typing on a Commodore 64
Sorry, the theme is 90s and two different dance teams went with Ricky Martin?
February 9, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Sorry, the theme is 90s and two different dance teams went with Ricky Martin?
CBC's commentator at the figure skating just called 90s music 'golden oldies' and I'm going to need a minute
February 9, 2026 at 6:27 PM
CBC's commentator at the figure skating just called 90s music 'golden oldies' and I'm going to need a minute