Celebrations, film update and cheese balls
Tuesday was the celebration of ‘Our Lady of Nimos’ with services and a festival over at the church. We saw the boats going backwards and forwards through the day, the day-boats came in and went to Nimos first to blast their horns in celebration before docking on Symi as usual.
We were down in Yialos on Monday night, there may be some photos to follow, and it was good to see the place was fairly busy. It could always be busier of course, but it’s still a contrast to the village. Although that was busying up later in the evening, it’s still peaceful and quiet during the afternoons when everyone is at the beach or having a siesta, and pleasantly humming in the mornings when people are out for their coffees.
Switching to film news, I understand that some people have had trouble getting to see the film on the site that the Kickstarter updates talked about. The chap in the office back in the UK has been dealing with the enquiries and is doing his best to sort out whatever issues individuals have. It looks like it might be a problem with Hotmail and Gmail accounts specifically, and also, you need to have Flash installed so it can be viewed. Be patient, he’s doing what he can. Meanwhile others, myself included, have had no trouble getting to see the special backers’ preview and it looks good. It sounds good as well, great music and there are plenty of locations that regular visitors to the island will recognise.
Talking of films, I am still waiting for the results of my screenwriting course, the final results. I’m pleased to say I’ve been scoring around 75% or above on the individual assignments, and I am hoping for a good result on the last one. That was the 40 page script I had to submit and this one goes to an ‘independent, industry adjudicator’ someone in the biz who I’ve not been working with, so I am expecting a harsh criticism (it’s what’s needed) which will hopefully have some useful advice in it. The script I came up with was really for a television comedy series and we’ve been talking about other ideas for other episodes. If I can get the pilot script into a decent shape and come up with five or six possible other storylines, I might send it off to somewhere, via my ‘agent’ and see if anyone bites.
Meanwhile… Here on Symi, the weather remains warm, not as humid as in July but still hot. The garden furniture has given up and we have now collectively fallen through four director’s chairs that were either very badly made, or which weakened in the sun. We’re down to the one rickety bench and four kitchen chairs for our outside, which means constantly moving furniture about the place. But I’m not buying any more now, it can wait until next year.
Oh, I picked up a tip the other night. If you want ‘the best cheese balls on the island’ then Nanou beach is the place to go, according to this one critic. I am sure there are lovey cheese balls elsewhere, but that’s today’s recommendation. While you are there you can also swim and sunbathe of course, and tuck into any of their dishes – there’s a new chef, I understand. You will have to get a taxi boat there and back, though it is possible to walk there if you know what you are doing and are up for an adventure. Either way, it’s just one of the many Symi beaches that offer peace and quiet, perfect water and, well, cheesy balls I suppose.
