bla(h)g.

ahhhh the half marathon this weekend was so fun! i just felt so incredibly happy. especially during the last 7 miles. it was quite strange.

mmmmm. so i make this smoothie thing most mornings and it is sooo yummy! here’s how to make it:
first off– you have to freeze a half a banana and some blueberries in advance.
put into blender:
1. 1/2 cup soy milk (or whatever milk you prefer) my favorite plain soy milk is vita soy or soy dream
2. half a frozen banana
3. between 1/4 cup and 1/2 cup frozen blueberries
4. 1 tablespoon peanut butter (i like crunchy)
5. (optional) 2 teaspoons kinako powder (its a japanese product– basically soy bean flour)
then blend it!
**the most important thing is to eat it in a bowl with a spoon, this way you can pretend it’s ice cream.

mmmm.

ok, i feel so awkward, i have to go!

heart you,
kina

Week 15/17: The XXIX Olympiad
In the following categories what was your favorite event to watch?
Track
Field
Aquatics
Gymnastics
Team sports
** i don’t think i have a favorite, it’s all pretty amazing to me. i really love to watch the reactions of the athletes, their coaches, and their family/friends at the end of the event. so emotional and cool. it’s pretty moving to me.

it has been brought to my attention that the shoutouts were cut off!! so i uploaded them on their own. here they are:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ-XLfCfeDw

hello everyone!

i feel like i’ve been a little distracted lately and i’m sorry about that. between the weekly blogs, the marathon, street team plans, and all that lovely businessy stuff i have to deal with… i get a little scattered. but today has been rather calm and lovely. i uploaded the blog with no stress and it’s not midnight! huzzah!

though i’ve been less present in writing-form as of late, i have been reading your comments and messages and ideas more than ever and yet again, i feel so incredibly lucky to have all of you supporting me. thank you all again so much.

marathon news- i survived the 15 mile run yesterday! my body definitely felt more used than i could ever have imagined, but it felt so great to finish. this saturday Team In Training has set up a mock half marathon for all of the Los Angeles teams! it should be fun– 13.1 miles.

music news- writing some news songs… perhaps i will share them sometime soon :) also, i’ve been doing some heavy duty brainstorming for my next release. which songs… how they will be presented…etc. more on that later.

when is the best day and time for everyone to attend a live chat on stickam?? please convert times to pacific standard time :)

oovret Week: 16

What is your favorite:
tree? big ones
flower? pretty ones
grass? the long kind that you can frolic in
stone/rock? the kind that you find at the beach
metal? hmm.

sorry everyone, i can’t easily pick favorites when it comes to nature.

umm. Did you forget about last weeks questions? yes. i did. i’m sorry!!

my belated shoutouts for this week :) and then some.

shoutouts and bdays coming later!!

kina

oh my goshh!!!!!
best birthday present ever!!!
http://www.youtube.com/user/tanjyoubishoutout
thank you all so much for your birthday shoutouts!! i think i will keep the playlist on repeat for the rest of the day. wow. seriously, i am such a sap, but i was about to cry on several occasions. i am so fortunate to have such amazing people supporting me. thank you!!!!!

Oovret Week 14: Birthday Edition!

Looking back on your 23rd year, what would you say was:
your greatest accomplishment? graduating college… or crashing the super bowl… hah.
your biggest failure? hm.
your happiest moment? graduating… crashing the super bowl…
your most depressing moment? no need to recount it :)

Looking forward, what are your goals for your 24th year?
get a new album out! tour! meet cool people!

i love you all!

kina