Derek J. Amaya
@derekamaya.bsky.social
Former journalist | Marketing and Communications for the Louisiana Center for Bleeding and Clotting Disorders | #LATech | #Tulane | #Saints | #Pelicans | #Arsenal | #NOLASky (he/him/his)
Me 🤝 Kenneth Walker Jr.
Hating crowds
Hating crowds
February 9, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Me 🤝 Kenneth Walker Jr.
Hating crowds
Hating crowds
This games sucks so much ass I’m begging for more commercials.
February 9, 2026 at 1:59 AM
This games sucks so much ass I’m begging for more commercials.
I didn’t get enough comprehension. That was too hard.
Old me: Can’t wait for the Super Bowl to begin. Let’s watch some football!
New me: Can’t wait for the Bad Bunny halftime show. Let me get my comprehensible input in!
New me: Can’t wait for the Bad Bunny halftime show. Let me get my comprehensible input in!
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
I didn’t get enough comprehension. That was too hard.
This game is going exactly how I thought it would.
Boring ass hell.
Boring ass hell.
February 9, 2026 at 12:21 AM
This game is going exactly how I thought it would.
Boring ass hell.
Boring ass hell.
Old me: Can’t wait for the Super Bowl to begin. Let’s watch some football!
New me: Can’t wait for the Bad Bunny halftime show. Let me get my comprehensible input in!
New me: Can’t wait for the Bad Bunny halftime show. Let me get my comprehensible input in!
February 8, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Old me: Can’t wait for the Super Bowl to begin. Let’s watch some football!
New me: Can’t wait for the Bad Bunny halftime show. Let me get my comprehensible input in!
New me: Can’t wait for the Bad Bunny halftime show. Let me get my comprehensible input in!
Reposted by Derek J. Amaya
Merriam-Webster Dictionary understands the assignment.
February 7, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Merriam-Webster Dictionary understands the assignment.
Sidewalk side. Bands only. Leave the knife in the box.
February 7, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Sidewalk side. Bands only. Leave the knife in the box.
Mood
Me before parades: “Ah. Anything I catch, I’ll just give it to some kiddos.”
Me on the parade route:
Me on the parade route:
February 6, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Mood
Ya boy is a Tulane graduate.
February 5, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Ya boy is a Tulane graduate.
MG weekend schedule:
🟣 Sat: Wake up 5 am, run 8 mi, hang through Tucks
🟢 Sun: Wake up 5 am, run 5 mi, hang through Bacchus
🟡 Mon: Wake up, run 6 mi, hang through Orpheus
🍻 MG: Wake up 4 am, run 5 mi, hang as long as I can.
And I need to find time to get my 2:30 hours of Spanish in each day.
🟣 Sat: Wake up 5 am, run 8 mi, hang through Tucks
🟢 Sun: Wake up 5 am, run 5 mi, hang through Bacchus
🟡 Mon: Wake up, run 6 mi, hang through Orpheus
🍻 MG: Wake up 4 am, run 5 mi, hang as long as I can.
And I need to find time to get my 2:30 hours of Spanish in each day.
February 5, 2026 at 3:10 PM
MG weekend schedule:
🟣 Sat: Wake up 5 am, run 8 mi, hang through Tucks
🟢 Sun: Wake up 5 am, run 5 mi, hang through Bacchus
🟡 Mon: Wake up, run 6 mi, hang through Orpheus
🍻 MG: Wake up 4 am, run 5 mi, hang as long as I can.
And I need to find time to get my 2:30 hours of Spanish in each day.
🟣 Sat: Wake up 5 am, run 8 mi, hang through Tucks
🟢 Sun: Wake up 5 am, run 5 mi, hang through Bacchus
🟡 Mon: Wake up, run 6 mi, hang through Orpheus
🍻 MG: Wake up 4 am, run 5 mi, hang as long as I can.
And I need to find time to get my 2:30 hours of Spanish in each day.
1. Toy Story
2. Toy Story 3
3. Up
4. Inside Out
Honrarle mention: WALL-E
2. Toy Story 3
3. Up
4. Inside Out
Honrarle mention: WALL-E
February 3, 2026 at 5:31 PM
1. Toy Story
2. Toy Story 3
3. Up
4. Inside Out
Honrarle mention: WALL-E
2. Toy Story 3
3. Up
4. Inside Out
Honrarle mention: WALL-E
Rest of the world: I have to work on Tuesday.
Louisiana Mardi Gras morning:
Louisiana Mardi Gras morning:
February 2, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Rest of the world: I have to work on Tuesday.
Louisiana Mardi Gras morning:
Louisiana Mardi Gras morning:
Last I heard, and judging by how quickly we change things under this administration, Puerto Rico was a part of America. 🤷♂️
Turning Point USA has announced the performers for their alternative Super Bowl halftime show:
Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice, and Gabby Barrett
Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice, and Gabby Barrett
February 2, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Last I heard, and judging by how quickly we change things under this administration, Puerto Rico was a part of America. 🤷♂️
My Mardi Gras costume came in today. 😆😊😜
Rolling Boil GIF
ALT: Rolling Boil GIF
media.tenor.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:51 PM
My Mardi Gras costume came in today. 😆😊😜
This is a masterpiece.
Watch until the end.
Watch until the end.
January 31, 2026 at 10:14 PM
This is a masterpiece.
Watch until the end.
Watch until the end.
Ran roughly the equivalent of my house to Baton Rouge this month.
Wild.
Wild.
January 31, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Ran roughly the equivalent of my house to Baton Rouge this month.
Wild.
Wild.
Saints mentioned multiple times in the Epstein files. Seems fitting considering the owner’s recent history.
January 31, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Saints mentioned multiple times in the Epstein files. Seems fitting considering the owner’s recent history.
He went to LS💩
He been a dummy
He been a dummy
January 30, 2026 at 11:01 PM
He went to LS💩
He been a dummy
He been a dummy
Bumping this again for the evening social media lurkers.
#NOLASky I’m seeking a native Spanish speaker learning English for a crosstalk partner. Here’s a video explaining it. I’d like to meet a few times a week. If you know someone interested, please connect us!
How to Learn a Language #7: Crosstalk – A Better Way of Doing Language Exchange - Advanced Spanish
YouTube video by Dreaming Spanish
youtu.be
January 30, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Bumping this again for the evening social media lurkers.
#NOLASky I’m seeking a native Spanish speaker learning English for a crosstalk partner. Here’s a video explaining it. I’d like to meet a few times a week. If you know someone interested, please connect us!
How to Learn a Language #7: Crosstalk – A Better Way of Doing Language Exchange - Advanced Spanish
YouTube video by Dreaming Spanish
youtu.be
January 29, 2026 at 8:29 PM
#NOLASky I’m seeking a native Spanish speaker learning English for a crosstalk partner. Here’s a video explaining it. I’d like to meet a few times a week. If you know someone interested, please connect us!
Y’all don’t understand. This perplexed me. I thought about it all day. And I came to one conclusion.
They had to prove how right wing they were.
They had to prove how right wing they were.
Got curious to see how many people bought early tickets to the new Melania movie.
I need to know the story of D1 for the 4 p.m. showing at the West Bank AMC and why they chose to sit there.
I need to know the story of D1 for the 4 p.m. showing at the West Bank AMC and why they chose to sit there.
January 28, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Y’all don’t understand. This perplexed me. I thought about it all day. And I came to one conclusion.
They had to prove how right wing they were.
They had to prove how right wing they were.
Got curious to see how many people bought early tickets to the new Melania movie.
I need to know the story of D1 for the 4 p.m. showing at the West Bank AMC and why they chose to sit there.
I need to know the story of D1 for the 4 p.m. showing at the West Bank AMC and why they chose to sit there.
January 28, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Got curious to see how many people bought early tickets to the new Melania movie.
I need to know the story of D1 for the 4 p.m. showing at the West Bank AMC and why they chose to sit there.
I need to know the story of D1 for the 4 p.m. showing at the West Bank AMC and why they chose to sit there.