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)
Guinness and Jameson tonight boys
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December 15, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Guinness and Jameson tonight boys
That St. Augustine/Karr game is about to be WILD
December 13, 2025 at 8:59 PM
That St. Augustine/Karr game is about to be WILD
Big shout out to #84 from Ouchita going over to console Ruston’s kicker after the game. I love to see good sportsmanship.
December 13, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Big shout out to #84 from Ouchita going over to console Ruston’s kicker after the game. I love to see good sportsmanship.
Concessions in the Dome are straight ASS
December 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Concessions in the Dome are straight ASS
Avengers: Endgame
I know. Lame. But honestly an unforgettable experience.
Honorable mention: Mad Max: Fury Road
I know. Lame. But honestly an unforgettable experience.
Honorable mention: Mad Max: Fury Road
Raising the always fun question: What are your most memorable theater-going experiences?
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
It was hands-down one of the most memorable theater-going experiences I can remember, a collective 30-minute butt-clench/armrest-grab for the final climb. And we knew he lived! Wild.
December 13, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Avengers: Endgame
I know. Lame. But honestly an unforgettable experience.
Honorable mention: Mad Max: Fury Road
I know. Lame. But honestly an unforgettable experience.
Honorable mention: Mad Max: Fury Road
Made it on someone’s self made “Dating Wrapped 2025” recap and I don’t know.
Kinda cool. Not gonna lie.
Kinda cool. Not gonna lie.
December 13, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Made it on someone’s self made “Dating Wrapped 2025” recap and I don’t know.
Kinda cool. Not gonna lie.
Kinda cool. Not gonna lie.
Between Edith’s passing and my yearly seasonal depression, it had been a minute since I felt something going my way. Until today …
Derek Amaya, of clan Can’t Fix Shit, fixed his garbage disposal by his lonesome self.
Celebrate your small victories.
Derek Amaya, of clan Can’t Fix Shit, fixed his garbage disposal by his lonesome self.
Celebrate your small victories.
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December 12, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Between Edith’s passing and my yearly seasonal depression, it had been a minute since I felt something going my way. Until today …
Derek Amaya, of clan Can’t Fix Shit, fixed his garbage disposal by his lonesome self.
Celebrate your small victories.
Derek Amaya, of clan Can’t Fix Shit, fixed his garbage disposal by his lonesome self.
Celebrate your small victories.
Bob Dylan will be in Jackson, Baton Rouge, and Shreveport around the first week of Jazz Fest.
Me thinks this lineup coming out early means there will be a couple more surprises next year.
Me thinks this lineup coming out early means there will be a couple more surprises next year.
December 11, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Bob Dylan will be in Jackson, Baton Rouge, and Shreveport around the first week of Jazz Fest.
Me thinks this lineup coming out early means there will be a couple more surprises next year.
Me thinks this lineup coming out early means there will be a couple more surprises next year.
BRITNEY SPEARS FOR JAZZ FEST
December 11, 2025 at 6:21 PM
BRITNEY SPEARS FOR JAZZ FEST
Turns out. It was real.
December 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Turns out. It was real.
Bro, if this leak is legit, I’ve officially reached real life Jazz Fest Dad age 😂
December 11, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Bro, if this leak is legit, I’ve officially reached real life Jazz Fest Dad age 😂
Not to brag or anything but me and a Tulane sanitation worker just did an impromptu duet of “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” together.
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December 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Not to brag or anything but me and a Tulane sanitation worker just did an impromptu duet of “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” together.
Jazz Fest lineup coming out super early this year.
December 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Jazz Fest lineup coming out super early this year.
All I’m saying is, Tech was the first to do this.
Far as I’m concerned, we were revolutionaries.
Far as I’m concerned, we were revolutionaries.
December 9, 2025 at 3:18 AM
All I’m saying is, Tech was the first to do this.
Far as I’m concerned, we were revolutionaries.
Far as I’m concerned, we were revolutionaries.
Feel like powerful, wealthy Power 5 conferences complaining about two underfunded, lowly Group 5 teams making the CFP, a system the Power 5 wrote the rules for, could symbolize something. Can’t quite put my finger on what it is.
Oh well. Let me turn on the news to see what ICE is up to.
Oh well. Let me turn on the news to see what ICE is up to.
December 8, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Feel like powerful, wealthy Power 5 conferences complaining about two underfunded, lowly Group 5 teams making the CFP, a system the Power 5 wrote the rules for, could symbolize something. Can’t quite put my finger on what it is.
Oh well. Let me turn on the news to see what ICE is up to.
Oh well. Let me turn on the news to see what ICE is up to.
Wait. And Saints beat Bucs?
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December 7, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Wait. And Saints beat Bucs?
If Tulane beats Ole Miss, they’d play Georgia in the Sugar Bowl.
December 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
If Tulane beats Ole Miss, they’d play Georgia in the Sugar Bowl.
Let’s go! Tulane and James Madison make it to the playoffs.
I drink all of your Power 5 tears.
I drink all of your Power 5 tears.
December 7, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Let’s go! Tulane and James Madison make it to the playoffs.
I drink all of your Power 5 tears.
I drink all of your Power 5 tears.
Shout out former Tulane QB Darian Mensah and LA Tech DC Manny Diaz for winning the championship.
Hopefully y’all helped propel James Madison to the playoffs.
Hopefully y’all helped propel James Madison to the playoffs.
December 7, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Shout out former Tulane QB Darian Mensah and LA Tech DC Manny Diaz for winning the championship.
Hopefully y’all helped propel James Madison to the playoffs.
Hopefully y’all helped propel James Madison to the playoffs.