Julia Boyle
@jools78.bsky.social
Sewist, occasional lindy hopper and balboa dancer, former lab rat who got off the bench. Owned by one very opinionated cat. @mariecurious on IG
Vancouver 🇨🇦
Vancouver 🇨🇦
If anyone knows what it's like to see your dreams of Olympic gold crumble, it's Kurt Browning. I won't have time to watch until later, but I checked the results and couldn't believe what I was seeing, basically no one finished where I expected.
February 13, 2026 at 10:59 PM
If anyone knows what it's like to see your dreams of Olympic gold crumble, it's Kurt Browning. I won't have time to watch until later, but I checked the results and couldn't believe what I was seeing, basically no one finished where I expected.
I was a French immersion student who did a three month exchange to Quebec when I was in grade 10, and I completely agree! Very much a formative experience and improved my French fluency greatly. It's a bit rusty these days, but I can still read and understand at least
February 13, 2026 at 10:53 PM
I was a French immersion student who did a three month exchange to Quebec when I was in grade 10, and I completely agree! Very much a formative experience and improved my French fluency greatly. It's a bit rusty these days, but I can still read and understand at least
Wikipedia’s list of notable alumni for my high school has no one I’ve ever heard of…I did have a friend called James Marsden, but he isn’t the dude who was in X Men
February 12, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Wikipedia’s list of notable alumni for my high school has no one I’ve ever heard of…I did have a friend called James Marsden, but he isn’t the dude who was in X Men
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I mean, absolutely, we should read the fine print, but a nuclear war wouldn’t stop Canadians from playing “ice hockey.”
Trump says China will not let Canada play hockey after they sign a trade agreement.
January 30, 2026 at 1:10 AM
I mean, absolutely, we should read the fine print, but a nuclear war wouldn’t stop Canadians from playing “ice hockey.”
Relive dorm room parties from undergrad, on a larger and classier scale!
January 29, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Relive dorm room parties from undergrad, on a larger and classier scale!
I hadn’t opened it yet today until I saw this, just did and I can already tell that half of my guesses are going to get “not in word list”
January 28, 2026 at 4:46 PM
I hadn’t opened it yet today until I saw this, just did and I can already tell that half of my guesses are going to get “not in word list”
And yet as a Canadian just up the coast from you, I’d totally call that a chicken burger!
January 26, 2026 at 8:52 PM
And yet as a Canadian just up the coast from you, I’d totally call that a chicken burger!
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A thing Canadians need to ponder:
While Poilievre is howling all over social media about the trade deal Carney struck with Xi, keep in mind that Poilievre has not so much as a fucking clue about what is going on, because he refuses to get security clearance.
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#cdnpoli
While Poilievre is howling all over social media about the trade deal Carney struck with Xi, keep in mind that Poilievre has not so much as a fucking clue about what is going on, because he refuses to get security clearance.
1/2
#cdnpoli
January 18, 2026 at 9:30 PM
A thing Canadians need to ponder:
While Poilievre is howling all over social media about the trade deal Carney struck with Xi, keep in mind that Poilievre has not so much as a fucking clue about what is going on, because he refuses to get security clearance.
1/2
#cdnpoli
While Poilievre is howling all over social media about the trade deal Carney struck with Xi, keep in mind that Poilievre has not so much as a fucking clue about what is going on, because he refuses to get security clearance.
1/2
#cdnpoli
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BlueSky can be confusing if you don’t follow sports.
January 19, 2026 at 2:54 AM
BlueSky can be confusing if you don’t follow sports.
Even worse, when I lived all the way out in White Rock I’d dare to tell people from outside the area that I was from Vancouver, because guess which one they’ve actually heard of?
January 6, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Even worse, when I lived all the way out in White Rock I’d dare to tell people from outside the area that I was from Vancouver, because guess which one they’ve actually heard of?
And at least for the able bodied, not a huge deal if the elevator is down. It’s in the realm of I wouldn’t choose to haul a bag of cat litter up the stairs to the 6th floor, but I can if I need to, while higher up that becomes more of an issue…
December 30, 2025 at 7:51 PM
And at least for the able bodied, not a huge deal if the elevator is down. It’s in the realm of I wouldn’t choose to haul a bag of cat litter up the stairs to the 6th floor, but I can if I need to, while higher up that becomes more of an issue…
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I think ‘unhappy’ is interesting. It relates (for me) to the bottomless pit of NEED in someone so empty and narcissistic. It simply cannot be addressed or assuaged, even by toadying sycophants… and that way lies profound unhappiness? And maybe a desire to hurt everyone.
it's crazy that 500 years ago, you would see the ruler of your country maybe once in your life and hear whispers that they're the Sun God, but now with social media, you get to see on a daily basis that they're the most unhinged, idiotic, and unhappy person you know
December 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I think ‘unhappy’ is interesting. It relates (for me) to the bottomless pit of NEED in someone so empty and narcissistic. It simply cannot be addressed or assuaged, even by toadying sycophants… and that way lies profound unhappiness? And maybe a desire to hurt everyone.
It was literally playing as I walked through the door of the party venue
December 24, 2025 at 11:07 PM
It was literally playing as I walked through the door of the party venue
Last year I got Whammed on like Nov. 29 which technically doesn't count, but I didn't really bother playing after that. The perils of working for the Canadian branch of an American company that tends to do the holiday party on Black Friday because it's quiet for us...
December 24, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Last year I got Whammed on like Nov. 29 which technically doesn't count, but I didn't really bother playing after that. The perils of working for the Canadian branch of an American company that tends to do the holiday party on Black Friday because it's quiet for us...
The rules I've generally played by are that covers don't count, it has to be the original, but I'd probably put a big asterisk on any win where I heard a cover
December 24, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The rules I've generally played by are that covers don't count, it has to be the original, but I'd probably put a big asterisk on any win where I heard a cover
I made it out of the bakery unscathed!
December 24, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I made it out of the bakery unscathed!
I got Whammed in the first week of December, sadly. Still going on Little Drummer Boy, but I’m about to run out to the local bakery to pick up a preorder so fingers crossed!
December 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I got Whammed in the first week of December, sadly. Still going on Little Drummer Boy, but I’m about to run out to the local bakery to pick up a preorder so fingers crossed!
I love being so close to the St. George rainway and using it as an excuse to get a smidgen of fresh air at lunchtime on a wfh day
December 19, 2025 at 12:50 AM
I love being so close to the St. George rainway and using it as an excuse to get a smidgen of fresh air at lunchtime on a wfh day
I visited the Ben Romach distillery last time I was in Scotland, it's definitely worth a visit (and is within easy walking distance of a train station if you don't want to have to drive afterwards!)
December 13, 2025 at 2:15 AM
I visited the Ben Romach distillery last time I was in Scotland, it's definitely worth a visit (and is within easy walking distance of a train station if you don't want to have to drive afterwards!)
Exactly. I’d rather have a transliteration that gets people using the name, even if it isn’t pronounced perfectly. And it might even make more people make the association that indigenous names aren’t something new, there are tons that have been in use for so long no one thinks about it
December 12, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Exactly. I’d rather have a transliteration that gets people using the name, even if it isn’t pronounced perfectly. And it might even make more people make the association that indigenous names aren’t something new, there are tons that have been in use for so long no one thinks about it
I don’t think I’ve ever owned a pair of jeans with pockets that could hold a paperback (women’s clothing is a whole other rant), but being able to easily throw a book into a purse is the same idea, and a lot of trade paperbacks are just a bit too big for that
December 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I don’t think I’ve ever owned a pair of jeans with pockets that could hold a paperback (women’s clothing is a whole other rant), but being able to easily throw a book into a purse is the same idea, and a lot of trade paperbacks are just a bit too big for that
I had no idea that it was still published until 2016, I had assumed it ended way before that! It lived firmly in childhood memories of checking out toys and building a wish list
December 6, 2025 at 4:48 AM
I had no idea that it was still published until 2016, I had assumed it ended way before that! It lived firmly in childhood memories of checking out toys and building a wish list
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There are no clothing machines.
All garments are handmade.
ALL of them.
There is no T-shirt machine. Every $5 shirt I’ve ever purchased was sewn together by a human being who is an expert sewist.
Just thought I’d mention that before tomorrow.
All garments are handmade.
ALL of them.
There is no T-shirt machine. Every $5 shirt I’ve ever purchased was sewn together by a human being who is an expert sewist.
Just thought I’d mention that before tomorrow.
November 28, 2025 at 1:30 AM
There are no clothing machines.
All garments are handmade.
ALL of them.
There is no T-shirt machine. Every $5 shirt I’ve ever purchased was sewn together by a human being who is an expert sewist.
Just thought I’d mention that before tomorrow.
All garments are handmade.
ALL of them.
There is no T-shirt machine. Every $5 shirt I’ve ever purchased was sewn together by a human being who is an expert sewist.
Just thought I’d mention that before tomorrow.
Sewing with a kitten in the house can be challenging, but Morgana is slowly learning to be a good little feline supervisor
November 24, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Sewing with a kitten in the house can be challenging, but Morgana is slowly learning to be a good little feline supervisor
The cycle of Taskmaster 1. Who are these people, there’s no way they’ll be as good as the last lot 2. Omg, I love all of them 3. How is it over already, I don’t want to say goodbye 4. Next cast is announced, who are these people, etc.
November 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The cycle of Taskmaster 1. Who are these people, there’s no way they’ll be as good as the last lot 2. Omg, I love all of them 3. How is it over already, I don’t want to say goodbye 4. Next cast is announced, who are these people, etc.