konbanwa!
hey all!
well this has been a fun week! i wrote 3 songs, did some more street team prep, and found out i should be going into the studio VERY soon! of course, i wouldn’t get your hopes up yet… this is, after all, the music industry. oy.
marathon training is going great! i’m starting to feel a little less like i need to die :)
going to keep it short this week so i can hurry up and finish the street team packets.
you are lovely.
kina
oovret’s questions for the week:
favorites!
Citrus? satsuma tangerines
Melon? honeydew. or really good seedless watermelon.
Berry? stawberry or blackberry or blueberry. (favorites are hard…)
Stonefruit? white nectarines or white peaches
Apple? fuji
[BonusQ] “Tropical� coconut! but not so much on its own. so pineapple then. or mango.
@yohan
that picture where everyone had the heart hands up was from the benefit show i played at UCR with emceemiko and chris cendana
@timmy
yeah! that is aj rafael in the front
@angloman
welcome to the blog ola! thank you so much! i have been playing guitar for 7 years.
@jamila
hi!! give joe a hug for me
@mary
thank you so much! here’s to ACTUALLY meeting in real life someday :)
@glim
LOVED the pictures of you in the shirt!!
@coffee
hi coffee :)
June 9th, 2008 at 5:44 pm
great cover, liked it a lot as I do with all your songs. The shoutouts were crazy, I was sitting here watching and was like how does she do that stuff? I think you should start doing magic shows too, I know I would go to those as well as all your shows. Darn it this video distracted me from making my comic, now I must get back to comic making for class.
June 9th, 2008 at 5:45 pm
good evening to you too, miss kina-chan :P
o genki desu ka?
aw dangit I almost had #1
June 9th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
cute vid kin. made an icky, tiresome day full of work so much better. i’m so jealous of how in shape you’ll be getting! i won’t be able to keep up with you if we go on a run :)
June 9th, 2008 at 5:54 pm
Hey… did my blog-skit give you the shoutout idea?
:-p
June 9th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
yay feist! = ) happy apple made her blow up like this.
love it love it love it. and your shoutouts once again, amazing. just shows how much of a fun person you are haha. and i must applaud the way you really look out for your fans, especially those who are talented enough to cover your songs. i’m glad that you don’t completely rely on the industry, like some of my friends do and end up feeling like they’re still unsigned. stay on the grind, homie!
i’m headed to the wessssst coast! sent u an email about that.
talk to ya soon!
dromg.
June 9th, 2008 at 5:57 pm
Oh yeah…. and loved the cover. Fun song, made me smile.
As for the bird… just get an eye-patch and everything should be fine.
;-)
June 9th, 2008 at 5:59 pm
So B-E-A-U-tiful I may have to call you Kina almighty! I like the new posting schedule, I am not the last to give my (first) reaction, far from the last in fact. So excited about street team stuff!! (I assume you got my reply although I never heard back from you…?:-]) Particularly creative shout-outs this week, Dear!
BBL
June 9th, 2008 at 6:17 pm
Hey everyone Im Bri im a little new to the whole blogg thing but i thought kina’s music was worth it and i must say this video is a little bit more then amazing i luved it!!! great job!
June 9th, 2008 at 6:33 pm
what a coincidence, i was just listening to someone talk about feist’s rise this weekend. i was smiling before you even started singing haha
i thought you were flexing before you mentioned the bird!
oops, i meant the group in the picture on the wall over your shoulder from 6:53-7:26 of the White Nectarines video =P
June 9th, 2008 at 6:51 pm
Mondays are so much better with Kina.
:)
June 9th, 2008 at 7:03 pm
so an orba squara cover is up next? haha
backup band and getting into the studio….exciting.
June 9th, 2008 at 7:04 pm
hey kina, is that your new pad? very impressive shout-outs, you ARE like a magician. thanks for making the 100 degree weather more tolerable :) will you please post “back to us” sometime soon? i’m dying to hear it again!
June 9th, 2008 at 7:06 pm
kina is so pretty!
awesome job kg! i never heard this song before, but the song sounded nice… i know this comment seems lame and lacking, but i never heard this song before! and i enjoyed it!
hope ur doing well!!
street team fun prep! =D i wanna help haha
June 9th, 2008 at 7:08 pm
@yohan- i think its a picture of “nivla” from crashing the superbowl.
June 9th, 2008 at 7:12 pm
kinaaaaa
amazing!!!
YAY!!! cant wait for studio stuff/back up band. that’s exciting! and so excited for street team!
hahahha and the bird is awesome!! and extremely entertaining
June 9th, 2008 at 7:34 pm
wow you don’t even know…
every monday i check your youtube channel, and i’m never disappointed.
it’s always either a phenomenal new original song or an amazing cover of a song i already loved.
you just made me love it more.
thank you kina, for making mondays and the beginnings of the week worthwhile. :]
June 9th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
Great cover… so Lively!
For a while there I thought you were going to do an Egyptian pose. The bird kinda fits with that motif too ;-)
Creative and cool with the shoutouts and b-days… I look forward to what creativeness you have in store!
I am getting excited hearing about the Street team packets, woohoo!
June 9th, 2008 at 8:06 pm
purty awesome cover there keeners.
June 9th, 2008 at 8:28 pm
I love this song, and your cover makes it even better!!!
June 9th, 2008 at 8:52 pm
1234… more and more every monday :D thank you for being so exceptional!
@wwar1ace, what a memorable tea party that we could enjoy it again so soon.
June 9th, 2008 at 9:11 pm
ahh i’ve been waiting for you to do a feist song:) and i’m so glad you picked this one! you’re amazing, and i’m insanely jealous!
can’t wait until next monday:)
June 9th, 2008 at 10:34 pm
Konbanwa Kina! Glad to hear training is going well. I acutally did the marathon on June 1st in San Diego and it was a lot of fun! One of my friends unfortunately overhydrated and had to go to the hospital, but it was all in all great fun. Can’t wait to help you out on street team!
June 9th, 2008 at 10:52 pm
hi kina, awww you made my day, i wonder if u know who i am? =]
i loved the feist cover, your voice just melts me! how do u come up with a new and unique birthday and shoutout idea each week??
i’ve received your CDs and tshirt, but i haven’t opened it yet since i’m not home. i can’t wait until my brother sends it up here. hopefully u granted my request!
June 9th, 2008 at 10:54 pm
you just keep knocking my socks off each week. i can’t wait to see you perform again! take care.
June 10th, 2008 at 1:14 am
i’ve been so busy with work that i forgot that it was blog day! but great cover once again. i like that song. and SMegofna’s cover was sic too. i always watch his ukulele covers on youchoob. street team prep woohoo!
June 10th, 2008 at 4:18 am
That is the most adorable shirt in your latest video! The one with the flowers…please tell me where you got it…??!
June 10th, 2008 at 4:38 am
Hey Kina! Your dedication to your fans is outstanding and I looooove how much time and effort you put into responding to everyone! You are an amazing person and you have an incredible personality… or so it seems via the internet:P Enjoy your week, I can’t wait for Monday!
June 10th, 2008 at 5:22 am
oh kina!!! you make my heart smile!
June 10th, 2008 at 6:33 am
WooHoo!!! Kina Day! ^_^ Just got home from school at 9pm and I immediately went to logged into youtube before I even put my 3 bags down. I think I like your version of the song a little better than the original….
Street team packets! I am patiently waiting. I will have everyone singing your music on this island!
June 10th, 2008 at 9:19 am
AMAZING Cover thanks for the shout out!
-DJ
http://www.thehoneycombcollective.com
June 10th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
Wowww… I LOVE your cover!
I smiled when I recognized the song… :)
June 10th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
A fine cover, a very nifty birthdays/shoutouts presentation (backwards never gets old), a solid post. Shoulda been Total Eclipse of the Heart though :)
June 10th, 2008 at 5:35 pm
@Bri P
welcome to the blog! glad you liked it :)
@shir
haha, i wish it was my new pad!! i’m still searching for a place in LA for me and 2 roommates. i’ll post “back to us” soon!
@coffee
you are so mysterious, i’m working on figuring it out. it=you
@jenedreamer
i found the shirt at a thrift store! that’s not very helpful, huh…
June 10th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
Kina has learning musical instruments always come easy for you?
June 10th, 2008 at 6:31 pm
@thomas_in_taipei
hmmm… well i think everytime you learn an instrument it makes it easier to learn a new instrument in the future… so i suppose that helps a little bit. but mostly i think that it only seems “easy” because i love it so much.
June 10th, 2008 at 6:57 pm
Doing what you love… there’s no greater gift in life.
June 10th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
is it just me or are replies not threaded anymore?
not that it matters… just reminds me of the olden days..haha
June 10th, 2008 at 10:52 pm
Okay…. why is it so quiet in here? When the system was down (the system… is down), did everyone go find a new blog? Hello……? Anybody home…..?
June 11th, 2008 at 12:27 am
@mama g
i’m here.. but i dont talk much…. and i’m about to go to sleep. so…
June 11th, 2008 at 1:06 am
@Mama G
i’m here!!!! oh and i got the shirt the day i left! woohoo!! haha its too big, but its still awesome ’cause its a kina shirt!!
@kina
thomas’ question made me wonder if you’re gonna write/perform a keyboard/piano song any time? i’ve played piano for way too long, haha, it’d be cool to see you sing a song with it :]
June 11th, 2008 at 1:10 am
@Mama G
I’m here, whatever that’s worth
June 11th, 2008 at 3:23 am
@Mama G: Nice Strong Bad reference! Now I can’t get that song out of my head!
I know when the site was flaky I posted my inane chatter to Kina’s MySpace page.
June 11th, 2008 at 5:38 am
Kina,
Nice cover as usual. So you wrote 3 songs? That’s very cool. How about a medley of all 3 for your next post! ;o)
So you wanna get a place with 2 roomies in LA? Current friends already I s’pose, right? Just make sure they love music (since they’ll be hearing your voice and geetar lots!) and are night owls like you…
June 11th, 2008 at 6:39 am
Hey Kina! Awesome stuff.
Here’s a song request: Marilyn Manson’s song “Coma White” (search for the acoustic version on youtube) it’s just great, and would be a decent experiment for you, I think.
June 11th, 2008 at 7:51 am
@TimR: heh heh… couldn’t resist. Hey! Maybe should do a cover of that song!
June 11th, 2008 at 7:51 am
>Kina<
June 11th, 2008 at 8:35 am
where is everyone?
June 11th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
@Mama G… I’ve been thinking the same thing for DAYS, but I didn’t want to monopolize the blog just to post “Hello?”. But seriously, it’s Wednesday and 40+ comments? Where IS everybody?
and…
The TimR is GROUND-ED!!! That light-switch was put in so that you could turn the lights ON and OFF…. NOT so you that could throw LIGHT-SWITCH RAVES!
June 11th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
@Mama G
Didn’t know you were a fan… so, this one’s for YOU.
June 11th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
http://www.last.fm/music/Kina+Grannis/+events
June 11th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
@wwar1ace & Mama G:
Someday I hope to get my own The Cheat. Just don’t open the light stick into my Mountain Dew!
June 11th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
@Mama G… Come on, if she’s gonna sing a cover of SB, she’s GOTTA do “FHQWHGADS”!… ;-)
@TimR
From now on, I’ma call you “Josh”.
June 11th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
@wwar1ace:
meepmeep! I could go for some Melonade. Seriously.
June 11th, 2008 at 5:51 pm
Hmmm, I’m still trying to get used to seeing bla(h)g posts put up late Sunday night/early Monday morning. I think that’s why my schedule’s been thrown off the last few days!
Wow, I didn’t know there were so many other HSR fans in here! I actually haven’t checked out their site in a while, maybe I’ll check it out after I’m done writing here….
@Kina - Thrift stores rule. There’s nothing like picking up something totally cool or cute for less than 5 bucks just because someone else didn’t like it anymore. One man’s trash is another man’s treasure, indeed.
@ HSR Fans - Let’s petition for a “System Is Down” remix by Kina. Or The Cheat Is Not Dead. “Just the claps!” haha. Or…… TROGDOR!
June 11th, 2008 at 6:03 pm
@ ww1ace: what was I thinking? Of course “FHQWHGADS†would be the superior choice.
June 11th, 2008 at 6:05 pm
… and I vote for real photo avatars for easier identification (sorry the cheat)
June 11th, 2008 at 6:19 pm
HEY!!!… the floating Swiss-cakeroll is TALKING to you!
June 11th, 2008 at 6:22 pm
^ I second that motion ^
June 11th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
Doh! wwar1ace managed to squeeze a comment between me and Mama G’s, haha.
June 11th, 2008 at 8:33 pm
Finally!!! I was able to get a chance to watch the blog….
It was great. I loved it!
June 11th, 2008 at 9:22 pm
Ahh, loved the cover, and really loved the shoutout!
June 11th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
one person was making about 20+ comments under different names, that’s my guess. the imposter?
June 11th, 2008 at 10:12 pm
@JD… ?
June 12th, 2008 at 12:13 am
@mama g
oh wow, i totally missed that. i’m not a big fan of techno…:)
June 12th, 2008 at 1:21 am
Okay…. why is it so quiet in here? When the system was down (the system… is down), did everyone go find a new blog? Hello……? Anybody home…..?
Busy at work, busy at home, but still lurking here :)
June 12th, 2008 at 3:23 am
@Mama G:
I’ll get around to updating it later today!
June 12th, 2008 at 3:47 pm
@ TimR: Ahhhhh, there we go!
June 12th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
Alright… this place has been CREEPY-quiet for days. misa-MISA! the bla(h)g must be broked again…
Wait a minute, what the– what’s this link over here? Hmmm, never noticed that before…. and why’s it making NOISE?
*(click)*
deana Says:
June 12th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
5,6,9 or 10… hey, you found us again. :-)
blew Says:
June 12th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
I’m just saying, I’ve spent wayyyy too much time YouTubin today… now I REALLLLY got to get
back to making me some comics for class.
emi Says:
June 12th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
hey, I just remembered I have a BIKE! so I guess I can keep up with you, sis. :)
steph Says:
June 12th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
@blew Are you taking a graphic novels art class somewhere?
blew Says:
June 12th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
no, calculus… why?
emceemiko Says:
June 12th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
it just came to me! after so many months on the bla(h)g and listening to Kina, I’m thinking I
should take my SAT’s all over again. I bet I could score 200-pts higher on VERBAL!… ALL THANKS TO HER!!!
HAHAHAHAH! j/k :-)
awesome work kg! you could be a teacher! =D
TimR Says:
June 12th, 2008 at 5:19 pm
@Mama G: As soon as I can get around to it, I’ll update my gravatar.
Mama G Says:
June 12th, 2008 at 5:19 am
Here you go. (o)
TimR Says:
June 12th, 2008 at 5:20 pm
What’s this…. a COIN? And it says something on one side… what’s T-U-I-T???
Timmy Says:
June 12th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
HA ha… it’s a Round TUIT. Now, get crackin’ you slacker. :-p
@kina… Could you write a song about ME?
kina Says:
June 12th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
:-D
I would never, ever, ever, ever, ever write a song about a Timmy.
Dr G Says:
June 12th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
I still don’t think the blahg is working right.
JD Says:
June 12th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
this is real.
June 12th, 2008 at 6:07 pm
*(poof)*
AAAAnd… we’re back.
June 12th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
I did not write that last comment. See what I mean about imposters?
June 12th, 2008 at 7:28 pm
@JD: our virtual legs are being pulled.
June 12th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
what the heck… I haven’t posted on the blog since I was first comment( which I am uber proud of haha), blew(the fake one) stop faking as me, that’s is NOT cool at all.
@steph
If that was really you, the comic was actually for my AP Environmental Science class(it was about air pollution), and I am not taking calculus, I am actually in pre-calc. Calculus sounds too scary for me, but I am toying with the idea of taking it.
This/These faker(s) are crazy, I wonder who it is???
I guess some random fan of kina that is to scared to actually post their name, don’t be shy we won’t hurt you, unless you keep posting under our names and then I will go HULK on you, I’m turning GREEENNNNNN!!!!
June 12th, 2008 at 7:45 pm
OMG. WW1ACE. these comment things are driving me crazy. lol it takes me forever to figure out what is really posted by people… AHHHHHH XD
June 12th, 2008 at 8:31 pm
@ steph
Did you really ask me that question, or was that the imposter?
June 12th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
@blew
I guess I’ll be blue then. You can be blew-GREEN.
June 12th, 2008 at 10:20 pm
@blew
it wasnt me!!! it was another ww1ace dialogue… i think. ps. your gravatar isn’t a picture of your face!!! oh and calculus… its not that bad if you’re willing to work hard haha
June 13th, 2008 at 3:24 am
@wwar1ace:
I actually was going to have the whole “I’ll get to changing my avatar tomorrow” as my thing. Then, everyday I’d say I’m working on it, but never do it. I got bored with the idea before even trying it, so I thought I wouldn’t subject all the nice Kina fans on here to it (nor the not-so-nice fans ;]).
June 13th, 2008 at 9:19 am
Ok, ok… this REALLY wasn’t meant to confuse people, just to entertain by taking the stereotypical online comments of our frequent visitors and going a step further with my own storyline.
The FIRST time was because the bla(h)g was down, and this time was because it’s just so FREAKIN’ QUIET…. everybody must be busy like asdf. So…
@JD
Let’s step back from the brink a moment, no need to go to DefCon-1… if it helps, next time I can lead in with a disclaimer that the following farce is fictional, and any resemblance to ACTUAL virtual people is entirely intentional… Oh yeah, and that copying stuff is BAD. ;-)
@steph
It’s easy to tell, just look at the style/format of the comments. My musings are all part of one long block… regular blog comments have alternating bkg colors. If you like, I’ll send you some Excedrin.
@blew
It was WWAR1ACE in the OFFICE with a KEYBOARD.
Oh, and wait till you get to Diff-Eq….
@blue
Whoareyou?
@TimR
Sorry, maybe you can get another thing. Ooo!You could be crazy-man with a PARROT!!!… Children will run from you.
@everyoneelse
Hope you had fun. If not, as the switch said to the bulb, lighten-up.
:-p
-wwar1ace
June 13th, 2008 at 11:59 am
@JoePike
BTW… I have the EXACT same Mii. Favorite Wii game?
Wii Play Tanks… :-)
June 13th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
@wwar1ace:
A parrot with Tourette’s? Or how ’bout a falcon with a taste for human blood? That’ll get the kiddies a’runnin’.
I may have gone too far…
June 13th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
*(TimR’s Tourette’s-Parrot earns himself a ‘Time-Out’ in the freezer, emerging a much more civil bird…)*
…
“If I may ask, Sir, what did the CHICKEN do?”
June 13th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
i just wonth to say that i don’t spek englich very good…I’m 13 ..from croatia …i was loking some thing on you tube and i see..kina…when i see hove you singin and playing githar…i yus wonth to sey that you are very, very VERY goog…i play too….3 years…but i don’t wat song to play so i start to right song…and play it…now i have my 3 own song …but i don0t sing cose i thing that i don0t have the voice….wher i can find yur songs…i wonth to know play it…cose is very gooooood…=)…plise right me back
June 13th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
@ steph
I know its not my face as my gravatar, but I love the colors on those shoes, I just couldnt let them not go unseen to the people on the bla(h)g here. I opted out on calc just because i’m going to be a senior and want to take some relatively easier classes, statistics all the way haha.
@wwar1ace
That was pretty tricky of you, now I want to know who is blue? Maybe I should just change my name.
@ doris
HI!!!
Finally I am going into my last week of junior year, ready for summer and some surfing.
June 13th, 2008 at 4:34 pm
@blew
To tell the truth, I think I’d rather take Calc than Stats… I always preferred the stuff with definitive answers to things with answers such as “most likely”… :-p
June 13th, 2008 at 7:45 pm
@ww1ace
i get it :) no Excedrin needed!
@blew
those are pretty sweet shoes. good luck with senior year! mine was a TON of work but def. a lot of fun. so glad i’m done!!! and i agree with ww1ace i def. like knowing definite answers instead of taking stats..however that doesn’t mean taking ap calc bc was a good idea senior year (esp. since i was in the full IB programme haha)
June 13th, 2008 at 8:19 pm
I much rather prefer definitive answers also, but I understand the things in pre-calc, but am afraid I don’t have a well enough grasp on pre-calc yet to take the leap into calculus just yet. Luckily many of my friends will be in stats and they should be able to help me out. ALso I would feel left out because my schedule as of now is APN( i think it stands for alternate program @ north, and its 2 periods), stats, ceramics, and art. Kind of sad and lazy, but that is what my schedule is as of now. Anyone got any tips for me on what a different schedule could be?
June 14th, 2008 at 12:50 am
@blew
You’re a Saxon?
How about a foreign language? Or a sport?
June 14th, 2008 at 10:04 am
@ blue
Ya I am a saxon, I already did my foreign language credits, and I am not the most competitive person in the world so I ruled out sports my senior year already. How do you know I am a saxon? Your kind of scaring me.
June 14th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
I just realized I posted this in the wrong place…. Just a heads-up for Mission Viejo and OC fans: If you’re a member of Lake MV, Kina’s kicking off the new summer concert series on Thursday, June 28 at 6:45 PM. She’s opening for Rachel Sierra and Gregg Rolie (former lead singer of Santana). If you can’t make that, she’s playing at Kaleidoscope on Saturday, July 5th (all ages and free!)
June 14th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
@mama g
june 28 is a saturday. thursday is the 26th.
June 14th, 2008 at 5:45 pm
OOPS….. thanks nimur. Lake performance is SATURDAY, June 28 @ 6:45.
June 14th, 2008 at 7:13 pm
Hello , I’m here again.
Satsuma tangerine and Apple fuji are also Japanese fruits!
I’m happy to know you.
June 15th, 2008 at 7:22 am
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