About surrealist11
Writer. Born David J. Evangelisti in Colorado. David has lived in New Mexico, Colorado, Ohio and California.
Enamored with movies from an early age, he enrolled in San Jose State University’s Journalism program. While studying journalism, public relations and filmmaking, he wrote and directed two films: “A Day in the Life of a San Jose Cockroach” and “Theft of a Shopping Cart” (in the vein of Vittoria De Sica’s “Bicycle Thief”).
David earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism, concentration in Film, from San Jose State University. He began working in the areas of sales and marketing as a writer. In addition, he has written travel articles, travel memoirs, advertising copy, comedy bits, feature film scripts, personal essays and short stories.
To date, he has written three unproduced feature film scripts: “Treading Water”, “The Other Cinema” and “A Sympathetic Lie”. From 2003-2004 he was an official taster for the Royal Academy of Wine Tasters. The Royal Academy attempted to create an unbiased wine rating system available to every winery, vineyard or wine distributor across the United States and around the world.
This blog is a compilation of the following: a slang dictionary; personal essays; comedic rants; travel memoirs; literary journalism; feature articles; recipes; restaurant reviews; wine reviews; slice-of-life vignettes.
Bella’s sister and her sister’s boyfriend are in town so Lake Tahoe is on the tourism checklist this summer. Oddly enough, none of us have ever visited here. It’s hard to believe that this semi-frequent traveler who has lived in … Continue reading →
Posted in Food Reviews, golf, Travel
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Tagged bocce ball, cascades restaurant, dixie boat cruise, donner lake, donner pass, donner summit bridge, donner summit overlook, emerald bay, fannette island, fat cat bar & grill, fat cat bar and grill, food, glow-in-the-dark bocce ball, granite bistro, high camp, lakeside casino, lakeside inn & casino, lakeside inn and casino, m.s. dixie II, ms dixie II, north tahoe, resort at squaw creek, south tahoe, squaw valley aerial tram, squaw valley olympic museum, squaw valley tram, the granite bistro, the links at squaw creek, the timbers restaurant, timbers restaurant, vikingsholm castle, zephyr cove, zephyr cove resort beach
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It’s time for another mini-vacation out-of-town for golf and chow. This is our second time at this property but we’ll add some different restaurants this time. Any notes I’ve taken were lost so there will be even less commentary than … Continue reading →
RECIPE: Coffee Oat Smoothie INGREDIENTS 4 TBSP almond butter (I use Kirkland Organic Creamy Almond Butter from Costco) 6 ounces of vanilla unsweetened Almond Milk (I use Trader Joe’s Non-Dairy Almond Beverage Vanilla Unsweetened) OR Kirkland Organic Unsweetened … Continue reading →
The Elf is an avid golfer and I am her notably less consistent ball striking golf companion. Additionally, the Elf is more in the know on local sports goings on than her still pretty athletic and sports enthusiast husband. Regardless, … Continue reading →
Posted in golf, Travel
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Tagged eisenhower course, espn l.a. golf classic, espn l.a. golf classic tourney, espn la golf classic, espn la golf classic tourney, ike course, jimmy v foundation, pacific palms golf, pacific palms resort, pacific palms resort golf, the ike course, the jimmy v foundation
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What do you get when you take one amateur comedian known for creating low-brow humor and another amateur comedian known for creating high-brow humor? Well, time will tell as these boys hit the links via GolfBoards at Monarch Beach Golf … Continue reading →
Posted in Comedy, golf, Travel
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Tagged golf board, golf boards, golf comedy, golf humor, golfboard, golfboards, monarch beach golf club, monarch beach golf course, monarch beach golf links, monarch beach golf resort, orange county california golf, st. regis monarch beach
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David J. Evangelisti, II 