Primate, Pizza, Pita, and Post-Run Treats
Slow-burn horror, creature work that actually felt real, and a run that turned into pizza, donuts, shawarma, and homemade cinnamon rolls.
Filed ops, past & present
Slow-burn horror, creature work that actually felt real, and a run that turned into pizza, donuts, shawarma, and homemade cinnamon rolls.
Solo Anaconda matinee, rain-soaked drives, and a pizza-and-donut run to kick off 2026.
A quick 1-minute end of the year rant.
A two-movie DOTR weekend featuring Marty Supreme and Avatar: Fire and Ash in IMAX RealD 3D. Long runtimes, killer pacing, stolen 3D glasses, New York–style pizza, donuts, and a reminder of why building worlds—on screen or in games—still hits.
A quick 1-minute holiday video for the Danny on the Run crew.
What started as a quiet solo weekend turned into a psychological thriller, a meditation on eternity, a donut ritual, and an unexpected encore with smash burgers and churro sundaes.
An angry dust bunny, an unexpectedly great movie, redemption pizza at Pitfire, and donuts (doughnuts?) that speak for themselves.
Late entry for a quieter weekend: Five Nights at Freddy's 2, a hyped-up but decent slice at Esco's, a cold cream donut at Flour that stole the show, and me recouping while diving into game design.
Thanksgiving on the run: Lovi’s in Calabasas, a Black Friday tour through Two Doughs Pizza and Dulcet Gourmet Donuts, a Now You See Me sequel, The Local Peasant for a birthday, and a pizza spot that pulled a disappearing act.
Today I took seven inches, didn't expect that nor did I expect I'd ever say, "Yeah, I'll have the penis donut." A dystopian game-show reboot in North Hollywood turned into a full late-stage-capitalism tour: cyberpunk Running Man, a vegan punk-rock McDonald’s clone, and Voodoo’s finest poor life choices all in one run.
Thought I had family issues, but Dek had it worse — outcast Yautja, flying across the galaxy to prove he belongs. I just drove around Los Angeles for Predator: Badlands, metal pizza, donuts, and tacos. Loud. Greasy. Therapeutic.
Life doesn’t always go as planned — but if you try sometimes, you still get the donut. Stones reference and midlife crisis aside — my plan for Saturday was simple, and simple didn’t work out — but it turned out way better: donuts, brunch, and tacos.
Friday night switch-up — tried Tacos El Venado, the pop-up off Sepulveda and Vose. My first time with al pastor… and I’m hooked.
Watching Disney’s live-action Snow White and just thinking—whatever happened to people breaking into song and dance...