bedless
“hallelujah” by leonard cohen
hello!!
ikea told me my mattress would be delivered today. today they said it’d be delivered on the 14th. :( i have an apartment and no place to sleep…. *tear*
thank you to everyone that made it out to the kaleidoscope last weekend! i had so so so much fun. let’s do that again sometime!
lately i’ve been thinking back on the past few months and really realizing how amazing this has been. i cannot thank you all enough for voting, tuning in, supporting me and spreading my music. i just feel so lucky.
i just wanted to take a second to say– SHIR! you rock! these are the coolest things ever! what a fun idea. thank you so much!
congrats on surviving your monday!
heart,
kina
oovret: Week 10
What is your…
favorite late night snack? hmm. cereal… fruit… left overs… whatever is around.
favorite elementary school lunch? i was famous for my mega-deluxe mama g lunches. people used to try to buy them off of me. they were always different but always amazing.
favorite vending machine item? nature valley fruit and nut bar
favorite type of sushi? hamachi(yellowtail) or sake(salmon)
favorite type of cookie? impossible.
@arch
you’re funny :)
@sabafa
you can download “strong enough” from my myspace page now!
@awake
misa- new york
emi- santa barbara, ca
me- los angeles
parents- mission viejo
@meeks
congratulations!! i can’t wait to see you on TV!
@mary
i wish i was fluent in japanese! i studied it my 4 years at USC, but i am quickly losing it :(
@ajsea
get better!! hope you’re doing well!
@mac c
yay! so glad you’ve been enjoying the cds!
@sherriekinney
i promise to come to idaho someday!
July 7th, 2008 at 9:19 pm
hallelujah… the bla(h)g is up.
July 7th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
Simply amazing. I can’t wait for the next OC show!
July 7th, 2008 at 9:23 pm
yayyy!!!!!!!
hahaha wall-e is so cute!!
July 7th, 2008 at 9:23 pm
this song is soooo pretty! :)
July 7th, 2008 at 9:28 pm
I like this song.
General Hospital Convention…interesting, I have never heard it called that before. We jsut call it the GH FCW: General Hospital Fan Club Weekend.
I was originally going, but stuff happened, and am not able to go, and even if I wasn, sadly i wouldn’t have been able to make the show, as the event i was gonna go to was at that time.
I am sure there will be GHer’s there though, and I bet you will rock.
July 7th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
hallelujah! you know, sleeping on the floor does wonders for your back.
I’m in cali in 4 days, LA in 8! = )
bad timing, i’m gonna miss both of your gigs while i’m there. = (
July 7th, 2008 at 9:35 pm
Wow.. love this version alot.. :) yay for another monday! :)
July 7th, 2008 at 9:43 pm
is your mattress coming from sweeden..? or what.. haha
if you do another show at the “kinascope” i’m running sound..ok?
July 7th, 2008 at 9:50 pm
I wanted to see the bloopers! You said you messed up a lotta times. I love watching you mess up. Where are the bloopers? :)
A fabulous song, a classic. And I don’t know that I’ve ever heard a girl cover it, actually…well done my child. I had thought to suggest it for you, actually, but sadly I’m lazy about posting, so I can’t take credit. Unless that would’ve functioned as reverse psychology. You might be that kind of girl.
Thanks for a brighter Monday, and for narrowly squeaking it in before my bedtime. Until next week then (and enjoy rolling up your clothing for a bed :))
July 7th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
waaalleeeeeeeee!
i’m so sneaking in and stealing him haha
July 7th, 2008 at 10:00 pm
“It’s probably weird.” <3
It’s so bare in there! New home smell.
July 7th, 2008 at 10:20 pm
You make monday my favorite day of the week. :)
I really hope I can come to the show on the 12th! I just need to convince my parents to let me put another 120 miles on their car…I guess we’ll see how that goes.
July 7th, 2008 at 10:22 pm
WOW! Great singing and hope you get you bed soon so you can sleep.
Enjoy decorating your own place. YAH!!!!
July 7th, 2008 at 10:36 pm
That was amazing yet again, well done Kina. I still find it amazing that i hated mondays b4 kina, but now i cant wait to get out of work just to check the blog!haha also that I listen to ur music all the time non stop and yet im not sick of it yet! thats pure amazingness much like ur music! so thanks again for yet another great cover but now im sad i have to wait till next monday!
Heart, Bri
July 7th, 2008 at 10:41 pm
…
:: wiping tear from eye ::
such a beautiful rendition.
i really don’t know what to say, but thank you for that. i was gonna ask you to do a cover of this song about a couple of months ago, but i didnt think you would do it. it’s like christmas…sorta… without all the trees and….lol, nevermind.
MAMA G!!!! - thank you for the shirt!!! and no worries, im pretty sure i didnt get and shots of you in the background.
EMI !! - it was nice to finally meet you!!!
haaaappy monday everyone!!
=)
July 7th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
hey all. just sayin “hey.” been lurking for the past few months. i break my silence for today just because it’s the 8th of july. happy 8th of july everyone!
v8 splash berry blend somewhat tastes like kool-aid to me.
@kina
do you at least have a fan to keep you somewhat cool in your room? where do you keep your guitars safe from the horrid heat? i sure hope it’s not humid as well.
come to chicago already.
July 7th, 2008 at 11:01 pm
Wow.. This is an amazing interpretation Kina! I wish i could have it on my iPod, I would listen to it all the time! Along with all your other songs of course! Represent from Middle Earth (NZ)
Have a great week!
July 7th, 2008 at 11:05 pm
@jRo
yes, i do have a fan. thank goodness :) of course, it can’t be on when i’m recording. and that’s why i start dying after 5 takes of hallelujah…hha
@russ
woah! crazy seeing your blog self again :) haha. i’m so glad you liked it
@Bri P
yay! glad to make mondays a little more bearable! haha.
@aeglos
haha… bloopers. next time! i looked too sad in these ones… super long song+super hot room= slow kina death
@Jen
yeah… i suppose no one ever told me what the name of this weekend was called… haha. hopefully i dont sound too stupid!
@katie
see you soon?
@graeme
say hi to kiwiland for me!
July 7th, 2008 at 11:22 pm
that wall-e mini robot is sic! i want one of those. haha
July 7th, 2008 at 11:36 pm
kina! i thought you might have forgotten another monday lol first of all, great song. every time i think i’ve heard the best of you, you do one better. secondly, the wall-e toy. i gotta have it! where’d you get it? lol
thanks for sharing your music with us. you truly are the sole reason i look forward to mondays.
July 7th, 2008 at 11:37 pm
Cool cover as usual…:)
Haha Wall-e…reminds me of Johnny 5
That sucks about the bed…are you sleeping on the couch? You should get an air mattress from Target for the time being; it’s less than $10. I don’t know how comfortable it would be, but it’s only temporary. I personally like my bed to be firm…wait…did that sound right? Target Air Mattress link
July 7th, 2008 at 11:47 pm
Your “empty” apt seems to make it good for acoustics. It added to your wonderful rendition.
On a side note: would it be odd for me to say that whenever I hear this song that I am reminded of Shrek? too many movies in my head (ugh), I need to read more…
I have yet to see Wall-E, and a slew of other movies on my “want to see” list. btw, did I miss it or did you leave out your recommended cover… the heat and the GH Con must have addle your brain ;-)
July 7th, 2008 at 11:58 pm
@ Kina - not only am i back on the bla(h)g, but i found the time to start myself on the forumzz!!
@ mama g - i need an official, mama g made, Kina press Pass. =)
July 8th, 2008 at 12:06 am
@ Kina - Wonderful cover…. once again, one of my favorite songs ever. It’s like you’re reading my all time favorite playlist or something :). But I miss seeing you live :(. Had a last minute photoshoot that weekend, so I had to miss out on K-Scope. Poo…. and there was a Yogurtland there too, wasn’t there? :( Next time.
@ Aeglos - Actually, k.d. lang covered this song a few years back. Probably the most depressing version of this song I’ve ever heard, not that its a bad thing. Her’s is just a lot more emotional in her singing, as opposed to Cohen, Buckley, and Wainwright.
@ Glenn - Shrek has Rufus Wainwright’s version in the movie (also a brilliant singer and artist as well), so at least for me, I’m not surprised that you’re reminded of the movie :)
@ everyone - omg… WALL-E!!!! Have you all seen that movie?!?!? It’s amazing!!!! Even with a lack of dialogue, Pixar makes movie magic again :). For those of you who are close enough, I know that they sell the WALL-E pillow thingys at World of Disney in Downtown Disney. Maybe Disney Stores too? Not sure.
July 8th, 2008 at 12:21 am
so i did this gravatar deal and i’m wondering if my picture will show up and so i’m posting this comment
edit: it didn’t work…
July 8th, 2008 at 12:32 am
Awesome Cover of an Awesome song
sorry i couldnt go to the k-scope show
was a major bummer i had family coming over for dinner
you definitely have to do one again though for all the old school fans
and the new ones too you can’t leave them out
July 8th, 2008 at 12:49 am
juba! one of my most favorite songs ever–and you sang it beautifully!!!
on behalf of my mind to my heart to the dust beneath my feet, you’ve stirred us up, inspired us, and brought us joy. thank you
July 8th, 2008 at 12:51 am
i used to want kina to come to chicago! not as much anymore!!!
now i want her to come to FORT COLLINS!!!
COME TO FORT COLLINS KINA! hahaha
by the mountains for either snowboarding or hiking or skiing or any combo of those three. lol
and then perform!!!! =)
colorado state university for life lol
HALLELUJAH KINA HAS AN APT… without a bed =T
July 8th, 2008 at 12:58 am
hey kina!
it was SO awesome to meet you on saturday!!! i had an amazing time at the show and i converted all of my friends into hard-core kina fans :) i was quite sad that i couldnt buy your CDs at the show as i had no money on me, but OF COURSE one of my friends gave me an Itunes gift card for my birthday so i bought all three CDs on itunes chyeahhhhh
so now the response to the monday blog:
1) WALL-E!!!!! sooooo adorable :)
2) i loved that song! i had never heard it before but seriously there were tears in my eyes
3) BOOOO TO IKEA!!!! you should call them back and be like: ‘hey, im freaking kina grannis. my bed should have been here in my apartment before i even ordered it!’
have a great week and see you next monday!! :D
Tanya
July 8th, 2008 at 1:32 am
oh ps. kina, did you ever get my postcard?
July 8th, 2008 at 4:10 am
hi kina,
ive been a longtime reader of ur blogs and have watched all ur videos on youtube but this is my first time responding, although i have no clue as to why that is…
well i just wanted to give you a huge THANK YOU for the birthday shout out in this video…it was so awesome seeing my name there on Wall-E (it made me feel even more special seeing it there btw, hehe)….this’ll probably be the highlight of my 21st bday that ill remember forever and ever…i can see it now, some time in the future when im asked what the best part of my 21st bday was…i can respond “…well i was sitting in my bedroom and was watching one of Kina Grannis’ videos on youtube…..and i totally saw my name in it…booyah! beat that!”…and thats when the person quietly stands up and walks away, confused as to what just happened…
…well THANKS again! (haha)
Justin
July 8th, 2008 at 4:16 am
“3) BOOOO TO IKEA!!!! you should call them back and be like: ‘hey, im freaking kina grannis. my bed should have been here in my apartment before i even ordered it!’”
hahaha that was hella funny
July 8th, 2008 at 5:16 am
haha there my comment is. Every time i buy something from IKEA, there’s a piece missing. but never the mattress.
July 8th, 2008 at 7:01 am
Kina !! tnx for the shout ! good morning ! (:, it’s wayy too early n humid to do anything :\, but readin’ your blog, again; does the trick ! haha. Anyways, seriously though,
@Kina - So i know you’re always busy but quick question; when you have time just to relax a bit, besides spoiling us w/ blogs, & making your days filled, what do you do ? I’m sure it’s been answered but i couldn’t seem to find the answer anywhere! keke.
sorry about the mattress; that’s a huge bummer. darn IKEA ! But I hope you slept somewhere comfy !
k, thanks for always bein’ the absolute best. Have a loveelyy filled weak ! Relax a bit, you deserve it . :)
July 8th, 2008 at 7:02 am
week*, sorry that mispell bothers me haha
July 8th, 2008 at 8:04 am
Hello kina-san
Is there any kaitenzushi shops in the neiborhood of your apartment?
do you know kaitenzushi?
hamachi is very popular sushi,
kina-san is a good sushi eater.
and good katakana-charactor writer.
but it has a slight difference in katakana’s ‘me’ of “message”.
it seems like katakana’s ‘na’, it is pronounced “nassage”.
It’s like saying that katanaka’s ‘me’ seems like ‘X’
byebye
July 8th, 2008 at 8:23 am
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July 8th, 2008 at 8:44 am
I want a wall-e……
July 8th, 2008 at 11:37 am
ooh.. sleeping on the bed frame shouldnt be too bad.. just try not to move around much.. sucks you gotta wait another week.
July 8th, 2008 at 11:48 am
Well, they’re probably just plucking fresh geese for ya.
Should’ve bought a hammock.
-wwar1ace
July 8th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
@Kina-
NO you did not sound stupid at all. I just thought it was funny, cause I had never heard it called a convention before. I mean I guess it is kinda like that. I don’t know I’ve never been to it before, just heard stories from people who have gone, and watched videos of it on youtube.
Plus if you don’t watch the show and do the whole message board, interent thing for the show, you gotta really be a fan you probably don’t hair about it, and wouldn’t know what it is called. So I thought I would just let you know it is the Fan Club Weekend and i hear it can be pretty scary that these fans get pretty crazy.
and i forogot to say, it sucks you have no bed.
July 8th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
hi kina,
you may remember me as amy locke’s friend from UCSB, or as the girl that asked you to come to IV earth day. i really love this song and i wanted to let you know that you should check out annie bethancourt (http://www.myspace.com/anniebethancourt). she is the first person i heard sing this song.
thanks for happy mondays!
lexie
July 8th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
@code2mind
HAHA! GREAT avatar!
July 8th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
KINAAAAAAAAAAA!!! I cant wait till the concert saturday!!! see ya there!!! btw great song!
July 8th, 2008 at 5:09 pm
One of, if not your best, cover to date, Kina. Absolutely heart-breaking. You never fail to amaze me, week after week after week. Don’t ever stop.
July 8th, 2008 at 8:55 pm
Hey my name’s in there, you love me!!
I promise that if you come to Idaho I will get lots and lots of people to come. Everyone I know would go, and everyone I don’t know will get something from me inviting them to go, and since I don’t know them I won’t care if they think I’m weird cause I might never see them again, but if I DO see them again it’ll be at your show!! Whew. I hope that is made sense..
You show so much emotion in this cover I just love it. :)
July 8th, 2008 at 8:57 pm
P.S.
Sorry you don’t have your mattress yet. :( IKEA is the best place ever though!! Other than them not bringing you your bed, of course.
July 8th, 2008 at 9:53 pm
Haha. @jRo, when you asked Kina if she at least has a fan to keep her cool in her room, I thought you meant one of us.
@Kina, great cover. Misa in New York, does that mean NYC? BTW, next time you come to New York, please play somewhere that allows kids. My daughter will be very disappointed to have to wait until she is 21 to see you live!
Oh, I figured out what my YouTube problem was. The Google Web Accelerator I installed a while ago was causing many videos at YouTube, including all of Kina’s, to show a “We’re sorry. This video is no longer available.” error message. When I stopped the Web Accelerator, the problem went away. Quite ironic since Google owns YouTube.
Happy Tuesday.
July 8th, 2008 at 10:43 pm
The cover made me a little sad, but I liked it.
I’ve been listening to your CDs almost non stop for the past month. My older brothers want to kill me because that’s all I’ve been blasting. But oh well, I’m spreading your music at least =]
July 9th, 2008 at 1:14 am
hey my picture is up. i guess it just needed some time. nifty cool.
July 9th, 2008 at 3:00 am
hey everyone…i just wanted to stop by and say hi and that i’m new to this blog site…
@kina (i’m assuming that’s what you do when you want to direct something to a specific person???)umm…love the tunes…and i’m dying to meet you so one day i’ll go to a show…soon…
July 9th, 2008 at 3:06 am
another thing…can anyone tell me how to upload a picture? i guess i’m more retarded than i originally thought….
July 9th, 2008 at 8:18 am
Morning everyone…
@mojojojo78: thanks :)
@love_cody903: if you scroll down through the blogs.. you’ll see one under “gravatar” check it out.. there should be a link to get you started. :)
July 9th, 2008 at 10:30 am
@Code2mind: thank you…i’ll check it out, and your picture is just so cool….
July 9th, 2008 at 11:03 am
This song was so emotional, while I was listening I started thinking about the sad things that have happened to me. A song has never done that to me. Kina you have true talent to put people in a different state of mind like you just did to me. I wanted to have a productive day, but after this song I just want to reflect on life haha.
July 9th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
Such a sad song:.(
@ kina
Perhaps, you could rig up bed sheets as a hammock till the mattress comes, or sleep in a chair like my Mom is having to do at the moment because of a lucky break that left her a bit broken but still alive<her3
July 9th, 2008 at 4:42 pm
I think you have a great voice and such a good spirit. I watch you every monday. your covers are good, your originals are awesome. I really hope i can make it to one of your shows soon
July 9th, 2008 at 8:14 pm
ahh thanks so much for doing our cover request! it was absolutely beautiful…
i’ve been sleeping on tatami/futons for the past week, much cooler near the floor :)
any special requests from japan? im off to okinawa saturday and will be sure to leave some kina love there!
July 10th, 2008 at 12:18 am
Kina, great cover! I won’t say that it’s better than oryginal, becouse Leonard is only one, and his voice is only one too. But your cover is verry beautiful, it’s different. And I like it! ;)
“The small papers”: OMG! That’s wonderful! I will do something like it so that everyone in my village and in another city could hear about YOU!
And leater you’ll see surprise;)
Love Ola.
July 10th, 2008 at 9:04 am
Hey guys, if you’re into gadgets and cool electronic stuff like myself, Sharper Image is having a 50-70% clearance :)
July 10th, 2008 at 11:32 pm
Kina:I’m alive!!! First of all, thank you (and everyone else) for your well wishes! believe it or not, (which you should) your (alls) caring comments are in some ways better than my “real” friends. After all, although those are awesome and meaningful, they feel so… obligatory.
Anyway, I am out of the hell of nausea and vomiting from surgery, anesthesia, and pain meds. unfortunately, as nice as our local rehabilitation center is, a hospital is still a hospital. Fortunately, (or unfortunately depending, of course, on your perspective) I’m quite used to hospitals by now. Really, now that the nausea is over I’m myself again:-)
On second thought, maybe I’m not quite up to normal. Then again, maybe I’m on cloud nine. You see, I was so moved by your shout out and the power, emotion, and beauty of your cover that you brought me to tears. I know, I know, it sounds emo. your vocals on one of my favorite songs is a heavenly combination! something about your connection to the song leads me to believe that it means something to you, a significance that perhaps runs deeper than just the lyrics and notes on the page. Thanks to you, Kina, I, too, will now have a much deeper connection to one of my favorite songs! I would say thank you again, but I think my body already did that for me. After all, you brought me to tears. Okay, it is much too late and I don’t want mama g to scold me for staying up too late in the hospital! if anyone is interested, let me know and I’ll explain more about my procedure on the blog or on the boards tomorrow. Goodnight all! and you stay classy, kinagrannis.com/blog/
July 11th, 2008 at 7:05 am
@ ajsea
Glad to hear you are back in the land of the living, if mending, people. What happened that caused the surgery?
July 11th, 2008 at 4:50 pm
@ ajsea
Did you think/chance asking a nurse to wrap a bandage around your head and take a photo so that you could post it as your gravatar impression of the seeable version of the Invisible Man?
Unlike this fun posting, your recovery posting was classy!
Don’t forget the rest part of recuperration too soon;)
July 11th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
@ ajsea
Did you think/chance asking a nurse to wrap a bandage around your head and take a photo so that you could post it as your gravatar impression of the seeable version of the Invisible Man?
Unlike this fun posting, your recovery posting was classy!
Don’t forget the rest part of recuperration too soon;)
Woopsies, I didn’t intend to hide behind an Anonymous posting, it was just a 1am tiredness mistakedamaka!
July 12th, 2008 at 3:36 am
AH!! kina you are quite amazing
July 12th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
Kina! Kina Grannis!! :]
July 12th, 2008 at 11:44 pm
this is the first video i watched on my new iphone :D …wow, what a week, i feel like my calendar is all upside down. then i saw that ‘delicate’ got a name (and wonderful choice by the way) and so i thought i actually missed two mondays because i didn’t recognize the name. kina, more info on the collab w/ david choi?! i’m really looking forward to that.
July 13th, 2008 at 7:27 am
im suprised the japanese in the message things are right lol
I love your music =]
I really hope the collab with david choi happens xD if its true haha
July 13th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
love it ! im just curious….
how many shirts do you own ? haha
July 13th, 2008 at 9:20 pm
oovret: Week 11
In which sports have you participated?
What is the time of your fastest mile run?
What is the time of your fastest 100m freestyle swim?
How much weight can you bench press?
How many pull-ups can you do in one minute?
July 14th, 2008 at 5:22 am
G’morning Kina !, have an awesome Monday ! yay new blog ! (: <3
July 14th, 2008 at 10:54 am
POUR QUOI?
We’re sorry, this video is no longer available “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-rBdBRlRM4″:((
Will this be put back on again, or do we resign ourselves to listening to the soft ‘n’ delightful ‘loosely floating/fill’ from the CD in future and miss out on the pretty visual element?
I vote no more CD’s in favour of DVD’s (just in case we loose more Grannis videos) and a free/nominal charge swop service for those already having the CD’s who dislike missing the visage of Kina/Emi/Misa that such losses entail, or, a free top-up DVD like Marie Digby’s - it’s so good that the CD may not even get to be read by a laser!
July 14th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
@Dr. G.
Bear with me. This may be more than a little complicated to explain. In an effort to make this comment as short as it can possibly be (which may make it sound like I am completely disinterested in answering this question, but trust me I’m not — this comment will be much long enough as it is) any definition no one understands please look them up; I don’t want to take the time or the space to define anything in what will be an already veritable short-story-of- a-comment.
That said, I suffered a trauma at birth which left me with quadriplegic cerebral palsy. Although CP can manifest itself in many different ways, it definitely has one underlying symptom in common: spasticity.
This can, depending on its severity, make the life of someone living with cerebral palsy more difficult, increasingly so as time goes on and the person grows older. In math terms, time plus spasticity equals a greater probability of increased pain and lessened mobility. This all changes after the pump is put into place. The medicine administered by the pump essentially “bathes” the nerves in the spinal column with enough medicine to quell the spasticity; however, the medicine is not often, if ever, administered as a be-all end-all quickfix. Instead, I am in a two-week (at the time of writing, have four days left) stay at a local rehabilitation Hospital receiving three hours of therapy daily, both physical and occupational. Although this may seem tough to you guys it is actually quite a rewarding adventure.
Anyway, I am feeling good and making more progress by the day. I, of course, will keep you all informed on my continuing journey.
July 14th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
@ajsea:
I’m glad the treatment’s helping! Best wishes :)
July 14th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
@ ajsea
CP seems to be one of those most unfortunate and unfair complications of birth. I have always been thankful that computers came along for people whose bodies make locomotion difficult if not impossible. And the pain pumps are very helpful. I am glad for your sake that you have had access to both, and also glad to have you as part of the blog group. Continue enjoying the rehab and keep the comments coming.
July 14th, 2008 at 7:05 pm
@dr g
My mobility is improving daily and I feel better than ever before. Fortunately, I never have experienced pain associated with CP–more mobility problems anything else, really. Now, thanks to baclofen, (my med), more mobility. Enough med talk. Now back to your (ir)regularly scheduled, Kina! lol
July 14th, 2008 at 8:35 pm
jeez r the blogs always going to be posted this late from now on?…
July 14th, 2008 at 9:29 pm
lol.. she may be busy doing other things.. the blog will be here.. no worries.
July 14th, 2008 at 9:49 pm
Yeah her twitter said there were technical difficulties and that she didn’t have internet access for a bit. No big. It’s still going to be a crazy sweet Kina filled vid. We may even get a tutorial! Yay!
July 14th, 2008 at 10:04 pm
its just that blogs keep gettin posted later and later…first on sunday, then monday, now it looks like it’s gonna be tuesday…just wish it was consistent thats all
July 14th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
@ajsea
Hope you get better soon…
July 14th, 2008 at 10:09 pm
I’d complain about the late blog too, except…what have I ever given Kina? What does she owe me? Yet she gives me weekly blogs, and they make me smile.
But it is bedtime for employed pandas. I fear, gentle Kina, I shall have to watch your video tomorrow. Good night
July 14th, 2008 at 10:11 pm
@mike D
Patience…she has a life too :)
July 14th, 2008 at 10:27 pm
@Aeglos
True story. Even if she didn’t give us a heads up as to why it wasn’t posted at the time expected, there’s no need to fret. I’m pretty sure the vid will make anyone just as happy if it were posted on…not Monday, than Monday.
@ajsea
I too hope you keep staying positive and feel better soon!
July 14th, 2008 at 10:33 pm
I have to say, I kind of sympathize with mike. I mean, after all, this is her job right? But she does have a life, that is true. Just saying…please don’t kill me now. :)
July 14th, 2008 at 10:39 pm
not frettin or nothin, but i did waste a lot of time waitin around clickin refresh earlier…serves me right…i guess i should get a life lolz
July 14th, 2008 at 10:42 pm
lol.. i was doing the same thing.. but yah.. no biggie if it doesnt go up today.. we still love ya KINA!! im just watching her old videos instead… :)
July 14th, 2008 at 10:46 pm
Well, I fear I shall have to agree with Aeglos, as it’s getting a bit late. To bed with me.
July 14th, 2008 at 11:22 pm
oh forget it…nite all.
July 14th, 2008 at 11:25 pm
Kina has a new apartment which is not yet set up properly with furniture ($#*!@? IKEA!). It is quiet enough to film her blog, but alas…. no internet yet.
She has friends’ apartments that have internet, but alas…. it’s like Grand Central Station there.
There’s the local Starbucks but she would undoubtedly be too embarrassed to film in public and the starving artist in her would find it hard to pay for the internet.
And even though I haven’t been with her today, I know she has been rehearsing, filming, editing, and generally stressing about getting the blog posted in time. It’s what she does every week. You seriously have no idea how much she stresses over the blog… wanting to post something entertaining and worthy of your attention. Sometimes it happens in a timely fashion, sometimes not.
Some people have suggested she cut back on the internet thing and concentrate on writing more, but she’s not quite ready to do that. So for those of us who find it hard to wait, maybe in our minds we should establish Tuesday as blog day, then we won’t have to wait! How about it, mike D? :)
July 14th, 2008 at 11:30 pm
well said.. it is stressful to make blogs.. i have hours of video that i havent posted cause its never good enough.. lol. but yeah.. whats a days wait anyway? good nite all, looking forward to in when it gets up.. btw.. no furnitures yet? that blows!
July 14th, 2008 at 11:43 pm
Thanks for the update mama g. She makes it seem so effortless every week so maybe fans forget how much she puts into it.
July 14th, 2008 at 11:59 pm
there’s no need to film at starbucks or in public, she could just film in her apartment, save the file, then upload elsewhere!…no need to pay lotsa money for access either. free wi-fi’s pretty common…there’s plenty of free wi-fi areas in la! most la city branch libraries have good quality free access as well…i can appreciate how stressed she is, and nothin but respect for her effort…but i think it’s important to stick to ur commitments, espeically if its to ur fans (customers), otherwise not set deadlines you might not meet and dash their expectations.
http://ilovefreewifi.com/losangeles/
http://www.wififreespot.com/ca.html
http://www.knowzy.com/Internet/wifi/Free_Wi-Fi/Free_Jack_In_The_Box_Wireless.htm#Locations
that said, i’ll wait for tuesday then. :)
July 15th, 2008 at 12:23 am
Thanx Mama G.
… Whenever Kina’s ready.
p.s. - thanx for the shirt (again) Mama G!!
July 15th, 2008 at 7:16 am
You’re welcome, Russ!
July 15th, 2008 at 8:16 am
And it’s not really her job yet. Rather, it *is* her job, but it’s not *paying* like a job should yet, so there’s still a lot of legwork to be done to *make* this her full-time job plus the financial stresses of making ends meet until the music starts supporting her. Plus, even if one could say this were her job, her *real* job would be making music, and interacting with her fans would be the icing on the cake that makes Kina so special, so I think a late blog is better than no blog at all and there’s really no room to complain. (Plus I’ve seen how long it takes to make a blog entry from inception to posting on youtube, and it’s a LONG TIME, and considering how much other stuff she has to do right now it’s impressive she still keeps up the weekly schedule at all!)
July 15th, 2008 at 10:53 am
Well said Misa and thanks to Mama G for being Mama G.
July 15th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
When Will you come In France ? :)
July 27th, 2008 at 11:46 am
Thank you Kina for getting “Too Soon - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-rBdBRlRM4” back up on You Tube:)
July 28th, 2008 at 5:48 am
Just 2 let u know, I’ve deleted my http://www.youtube.com/sabafa32ndRstr250608 account and am not planning on opening a new one. I intensely dislike attempts to control me, so as I had sufficient control to not put up with it, I put a stop to my input!
There are possibly bigger issues besides the following one, but fancy them thinking they could get away with stopping me from watching the end of a Tom & Jerry cartoon over and over and expect me to stay as part of the community! At that level of censoring, I shudder to think what they would do if I start to watch your videos again and again like I used to!
They are cool though in letting someone go, unlike some sites that do their utmost to ignore your requests to close your account, or worse ones that do ignore and actively stop you stripping out your stuff or to close your account, or even worse ones that keep your stuff and allow you to close your account but without allowing you to remove all your stuff!
July 31st, 2008 at 10:30 am
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August 23rd, 2008 at 10:39 pm
hey…saw you tonight in MV….live there 2…you were greAT!! good luck with everything!!!