My name is Derek Brooks
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AZ Spring Break and Jeff's 70th 
Dropkick Murphys at Val Air 
Terronez Bibimbap! 
Chili Love Fest 
South Side Dive Bar Crawlin 
Detroit Tourists 
Capitol Cousins 
NYE 2025 
Terronez Family Enchilada Makin 
Christmas 2025 
Thanksgiving 2025 
Stickin the Proposal Shots 
Whiterock Conservancy Camp Out 2 
Custom Key Trays 
Iowa Wolves and the East Village 
Prof's Dirty Work Tour 
Halloween 2025 
20th Anniversary Party 
Football Weekend in Georgia 
Schell's Oktoberfest 2025
I somehow totally missed that today was Saint Patrick’s Day. Anyway, I scored 2 goals in hockey last night. I’m heading to Arizona tomorrow and was on a podcast today. Microblogging.
Is there some kind of heart filling up emoji like the old NES games? Cause that’s how I am feeling tonight.
Just raw dogged a walk without a phone or headphones.
2025 Was Tough
Big ups. Big downs. Took some risks. Continued to go with the flow... Thinking. Learning. Growing.
The year ended with the heartbreaking loss of our "nephew," Elias... which is part of the reason its taken so long to write this retrospective. He was an incredibly special kid with an incomprehensible diagnosis that he and his family fought as hard as possible to overcome... The loss has taken a while to settle in.
Last year, my first boss and one of my classmates were also taken too early by cancer.
2025 was unkind but kept moving.
Work
The year started off strong at Panther, the cybersecurity startup I was working at. Then it took an unexpected turn when I got a call from my former Venmo leader and friend, Papanii. Shortly after, I …
Last seen in Mesa, Arizona
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Why would you put my real name out there like that
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Do you say, “bear down” when they win or when they lose?
yea, i know. it's like, stop being so snotty and naughty. just take your body potty.