sleepy.
hello all!
i REALLY love the sound of birds chirping in the morning. it reminds me of childhood for some reason… maybe because in college i slept past when birds are chirping. it just makes everything feel clean and new and happy.
lately, i really want to hold a bird. perhaps i should schedule in a trip to the pet store into the near future. or just go around and try to catch all the sparrows in my backyard.
hmmm. naps always sound so lovely.
xo.
kina
oovret: Week 45
What is your favorite type of Tim Tam to slam?
perhaps original.
When playing hide and seek, where was your favorite place to hide?
on a shelf in the linen closet.
How did the “rice cooker bread” turn out?
it was amazing! i made honey wheat bread. it turned out pretty dense but super moist… quite delicious. can’t wait to try out more crazy breads.
Do you enjoy listening to “An Horse”?
haven’t heard of them! i’ll check them out.
What is this I hear about an in-person interview and sushi dinner?
oh?
@Mariell
thanks so much! hope to see you in norway someday :)
@Matt
YES! i do have plans to tour in the UK. they haven’t been made…. but they exist.
@blahblahblah
looking forward to saying hi in seattle!
65 Responses to “sleepy.”
March 30, 2009
Thank.you so much Kina it was out early this evening you must have worked hard on it. :)
March 30, 2009
aha that licence plate is awesome!
nice work as always, i love it when you and david make videos together =]
March 30, 2009
aww.. thank you for this. Have a great week! And go home and steal some of the Tim Tams i sent mama g.
March 30, 2009
Oh Kina I own some pretty birds they sing so beautifully. It’s a green and yellow parakeet. :)
March 30, 2009
I haven’t watched the video yet (youtube seems to have something against me today), but your need to hold a bird reminded me of when I was in Paris and my brother caught one of the moocher pigeons behind Notre Dame Cathederal. I think I have a picture of it somewhere…
Woo An Horse!!
March 30, 2009
ahhh 1:58 theyre both smiling and its so cute!
March 30, 2009
hey kina, never been to a show at the high dive, but looking forward to seattle! another lovely cover :)
March 30, 2009
aww no outtakes? i’d send you some cookies but i don’t think they’d make the trip
March 30, 2009
i’m surprised that you two didn’t start laughing >_<
your laughing fits always make me smile…
great cover, as usual ;)
March 30, 2009
yay, video is actually on monday. kina, you made a fairly good day fantastic! have a good rest of your evening.
March 30, 2009
:)
March 30, 2009
Sweet! I’ve been waiting for you to do a Beatles cover. I don’t get that certain sad-melancholy feeling from this version but whatever, it’s still wonderful. You and David made a great rendition. Anyway, hope you keep sharing your music. And thanks =)
March 30, 2009
: ) Thanks for the birthday wish, Kina! I think next year, we should celebrate all the birthdays of March Kinerds together, since there seems to be a lot of us!
March 30, 2009
hahaha you’re so cute and original. is it nerdy of me to be really excited for the end of the video when you do your shouts in a new and AWESOME way?
March 30, 2009
THANK YOU so much! Beautiful!
I sang along to “Yesterday” with Paul McCartney at his show few months back. Felt awesome. & you just brought back all these memories…
I’d trade that for memories of singing along to YOUR songs @ YOUR show. Hopefully soon :)
P.S. David’s pretty good.
March 30, 2009
Nice one.
March 30, 2009
I wish there were cookies too…
March 30, 2009
You know, according to Guinness, “Yesterday” is the most covered song in history. They say there are ~3000 recorded covers of it.
At cover number ~3001, this has got to be one of the best :)
March 30, 2009
Cookies for everybody! http://www.flickr.com/photos/princess_of_llyr/195728651/
March 30, 2009
we all can’t wait for you to come to seattle! i got all my friends to check you out on you tube. you are awesome!
March 30, 2009
Kina! When I first heard you singing a Beatles song, it reminded me of the jam sessions we used to have in high school, and how we all were so impressed with your harmonies. Fun times. :) Hope you’re well!
March 30, 2009
Mr. Choi looks like a Korean version of Edward Cullen to me,(i’ve been a little off though on the guessing who looks like who today though so) and he has a nice voice.
March 31, 2009
just listened to everyone of their albums a few days ago and i have to say this might be my most favorite song they’ve ever made.
March 31, 2009
When I was in paris we went to that cathedral and it was so cute with all the sparrows filling the bushes and hopping onto your arm if you were holding bread. It was like a scene from a movie–a dad and his young daughter were feeding the sparrows, and I was watching and smiling, and she came up to me and gave me some bread so I could hold the birds, too. I got to stand there with an arm full of sparrows for a little bit but then some guy with a giant camera took a picture (in broad daylight!) and the massive flash went off and ALL the birds (it was a massive flock) instantly flew up and away. All the little kids were so sad, and the guy was SO embarrassed. EVERYone in the crowd was glaring at him.
March 31, 2009
Hahaha man that reminds me of the story when I went to Paris.
March 31, 2009
Hahaha man that reminds me of the story when I went to Paris.
March 31, 2009
Kinaa! Lovely cover as always.
Lucky you having David Choi by your side. Not that you need him to sound amazing.
You both do indiviually!
Anyway, I was gonna ask two questions.
1) When is your CD coming out? (I need to save up money ^w^)
2) When will you make a Kinablog on youtube?:D To update us and all. :)
Take care, lovely! :]
March 31, 2009
Thanks for another great cover!! You guys sound really good together , keep up the good work!! I must say though, i was a little sad when i didnt see any shout outs to my son Braydin and fiance Megan in NY…But i’m sure that you have alot of people asking for a shout out, trust me i know how it goes…It’s all good!! Keep on Keepin’ on Bless- Ty
March 31, 2009
I love this song, and you and David did it justice :) No outtakes to see you two laughing! I found it funny as you were waving your hand over the cookie tray as if to cool it off :)
March 31, 2009
Yesterday qu’elle belle chanson des Beatles ! en plus jouer par Kina : parfait (français ^^)
Yesterday, beautiful Beatles’s song ! sung by you and played by David (great guitarist) !!!
Sorry about my English.
To finnish, I have a question :
Can I buy one of your tee-shirt ? I’m living in “France” so I don’t know if they can come to here.
Thanks for your answer (on my mail, please ^^) and congratulations !
March 31, 2009
I have a completely random question: I was reading on your blog that you did the Nike Half in SF last year. I’m signed up to run this October and wanted to know if you could tell me about the course or offer any helpful hints? I also wanted to know if the bibs for the half and the full are the same color or if they separated you from the full runners? I want to run the full with my friends but don’t care about getting an official time but I don’t want to get in trouble :)
Any info you have would be helpful. Thanks,
Beth
einpyn@teamonenetworking.com
March 31, 2009
(shudders) i don’t like birds… esp. after being surrounded by pigeons here. gross.
March 31, 2009
you know how hott those shoutouts get, tsssssss!
March 31, 2009
oh, boy! this is the best song ever written (i know, i know, IMHO). But I was lucky enough to see Sir Paul perform it live on his Wings over America tour (plz don’t look up the date!). Just a man, a guitar and a single spotlight. So it has extra-special meaning for me!
Kina’s amazing voice and a superb guitar rendition by David still gives the same goosebumps it did all those many years ago! Thanks so much! Keep covering the Beatles b/c you do them so very well!
March 31, 2009
LOL oh just the other day I burned myself doing some shoutouts.
March 31, 2009
plz plz plz fix a tour for the uk. cant imagine how fun it will be
March 31, 2009
you’re not coming to vancouver? *sniff*
March 31, 2009
@ryan: There are people in Vancouver!?! Seriously?
March 31, 2009
Kina!
In my boredom and procrastination on my senior thesis, I decided to browse through old blog posts. I have come tonight to solve the Mystery of the Silos! If you don’t remember your old post (I wouldn’t blame you :) I found it here: http://www.kinagrannis.com/blog/2006/11/12/weekend-in-iowa/
Being from corn country myself, I feel particularly attached to this issue :) After a short amount of research/remember my childhood drives through the countryside, I have reached this conclusion:
-Small grain silo’s used to be filled using big, inclined conveyor belts that would drop the grain in the top. The new, bigger silo’s make this impractical and unsafe.
-Some farmers use a blower system to send it into the silo, but the force would crack the grain, which is apparently bad.
-This leaves vertical elevator systems as the best alternative. Most are giant bucket elevators that keep dropping loads of grain into the silo.
In conclusion, please please please pardon my random throwback to a blog post from 2+ years ago. I really needed a distraction :) But in the end, I guess silo’s are pretty interesting. I hope your curiosity rests easy now… :)
March 31, 2009
yes! and MANY of them love kina grannis! where are you from?
April 1, 2009
There is nothing like finding a new old video from KIna in the morning :) The family reaction to Kina on TV while the Supebowl… adorale…
April 1, 2009
@alexander – Agreed!! That video can make even a crusty old curmudgeon like me all lumpy throated and misty eyed! Of anything I’ve ever seen related to sports, this packs the most wallop for shear emotional joy! How can we not love the Grannis clan after seeing this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaoPPHoTp30
April 1, 2009
Thanks for the b-day shoutout! aww, should have had cookies :-)
April 2, 2009
i love your version of this song, but i think the harmony in “what a wonderful world” is just about perfect. i think that’s probably your best duet so far.
btw, i’m sure you know by now, but aj rafael covered “message from your heart.” it sounds wonderful.
April 2, 2009
the girl who covered ‘message from your heart’ in front of her class/school was better than aj’s version. she sounded great!
April 2, 2009
FORGET Dick’s!
FORGET In N Out!
Try Vera’s!! I recommend The Vic.
http://www.verasburgershack.com/menus/menuBurgers.html
April 3, 2009
Great version of Yesterday!
Every time I hear this song now, I can’t help but think of the movie “Bean.” Sure, it was terrible, and the Mr. Bean BBC series was much better, but hearing Mr. Bean sing “Suddenly” is just pure hilarity!
Now let’s sit back and see if anyone gets that reference.
April 4, 2009
Hey, I love this song, and you 2 made it perfect ! <3
and, it would be cool if u came to Norway someday. ;)
April 5, 2009
oovret: Week 46
Have you been to the original Starbucks?
Was Dick’s better than In-N-Out?
Is you an grammer’s nazi?
Do you enjoy listening to “Phoenix”?
How often does your mother talk about bla(h)ggers?
April 5, 2009
Just wanted to say seeing you was awesome.. It was totally worth getting lost in Freemont for an hour and a half just to see you in the back room.. honestly. We were all super excited to see you.. but super impressed we found a way in. ^_^
April 5, 2009
Oooooo, more often than you’d probably like, Mr Taunter!
April 5, 2009
If memory serves me correctly, you’re 20, right? So you snuck in? Oh you clever girl!
April 5, 2009
YAY , you did the “Eduardo” thing like i suggested … Told you it was gonna be worth !
April 5, 2009
Heyp! x)
so, in france it’s 9:40 pm and i’m really really tired of a Do-nothing-day … or cocoonning day or don’t know what! =)
And instead of going to sleep in my lovely bed i just can’t stop watching your videos!!! it’s insane! i really can’t stop! lol It’s like they hypnotized me or something, … quite weird ^^ ( i’m listening Together for the moment… ) I can’t wait to listen to the next one, you’re an amazing singer!! xp … i should maybe stop now [...]
April 5, 2009
Hi kina I write you from nyc ,it a nice song like every time your voice sing,I’ve met your sister few days ago it was lovely but I wished that’s could be forever.@misa good flight see you oneday in France or elsewhere ;)
And kina I hope too meet you too becoz vitual is nothing if you don’t experience the reality!!
Love and all go kination go
Shoutout to dro and shirley I love you!!! See ya!!!!
April 5, 2009
I can’t see the new vids on youtube :-( Seems youtube is blocked in China so I’m out of luck until I get back to the states. gives me something to look forward to though.
Brian
April 5, 2009
So I was a thinkin, you should grab a boy (I will skedaddle over if necessary) and cover Colbie Callait/Jason Reeve’s Droplets. It’s an easy song to learn and I’m sure you will (do) like it. You go ahead and mull that over.
April 5, 2009
By the way, this was definitely the dorkiest thing you’ve done for shout-outs ever, haha.
April 6, 2009
@ryan:
I’m from Phoenix Arizona. There are people here too, but no one knows about them becasuse it is sooo hot here no one ever visits. :)
April 6, 2009
Although watching kina videos is very addicting, I find it easy to stop watching them….I just fall asleep at 3am sitting at my computer! When I wake up in a puddle of drool and the screen saver is on, I can then just walk away and get to bed. See…easy!!
April 6, 2009
Hard way to stop watching =p maybe i’m gonna try for fun… but the puddle of drool scares me … hopefully i don’t drool that much! hiihii But here’s a big social problem: How can we stop watching kina’s video??!!! ..without drooling xD … maybe we’ll find the real answer ona day!
April 6, 2009
And what might that be….?
April 6, 2009
I think there are more clues here than meetthe untrained eye . . .
April 7, 2009
OMG !
God bless you, you’re very-very-very talented.
I like you more than Taylor Swift :)
I wish you were almost so famous as some musicians are, cause u’re singing great.
—- sorry for my bad English —– :D
April 7, 2009
*tsk tsk tsk* Oovret! *slaps wrist*
Grammar: F (& that’s not for ‘fantastic’)
LOL
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