to newcomers:

the blog has moved!

http://www.kinagrannis.com/blog

thanks :)

kina

it is time.

http://www.kinagrannis.com/blog/

*wipes tear from eye*

i will never forget you, twoweeks.

everyone ready for the move? we can do it if we stick together!

heart,
kina.

RIP twoweeksforkina

biggie

first i just want to say again that i am obsessed with all of you. jeez!

two videos, one day!? crazy, no? my cousin sent me that video from the viewing party they all had last sunday and every time i watch it i start crying. i have the best family in the world. i really think so. they are all so supportive and amazing and excited for me. THANK YOU to all my cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents. mwahhhh!

ok--i need all of your help and opinion here. so i'm trying to streamline my online "presence" if you will. the main websites i have are kinagrannis.com (soon to have a makeover), twoweeks (and more importantly, the blog), myspace, and youtube. it's just so fragmented and i'd imagine a little difficult for people just discovering my music, because they dont know where to go. myspace and youtube are of course essential and will continue on. i've had suggestions though to move THIS blog community over to my website kinagrannis.com. it'd be the same deal, but through that one, and no longer entitled twoweeksforkina. i wouldn't delete this blog because it is way to special, but it'd be more of a memento and less of anything that is ever updated.... on the one hand i know that combining my sites and refocusing on my main website makes a lot of sense, on the other hand, i get all sentimental about this blog and it seems sad to leave it. really though, nothing much would change except the location and design of the blog. am i being silly? how do you all feel about that, because that's what really matters?

i wonder how many kina blog lurkers there are out there?

oh! check out the behind the scenes footage at snackstrongproductions.com if you want to see my reaction! i can tell you that it was a good thing my hands were in front of my face. my crying face is pretty bad. :)

ok, can you handle this??? below are my comment responses for the past 4 blogs!! i don't think you can handle it.

kina


and p.s. wouldn't it be cool to somehow do like a live chat or something? it'd just be ridiculously cool someday to talk to the real people behind the blog names. if anyone knows anything about how that could be pulled off, let me know.


from 1/28/08
@thomas
if ever i am rich and famous, i would LOVE to come to taiwan :)
@gene parmesan
CROWS. i get it now. you're so clever
@travis
next album-- it will probably be more produced than my non produced stuff, but like like crazy full out band or anything
@glim
i had you at "gotta digg"!? awww
@mark b
thank you so much. can't wait to actually meet you meet you too. say hi to my sis.
@benfromcanada
happy belated birthday!
@crystal and dhruv
that'd rock if you guys became hippies for me :) i wouldn't let you starve on tour.
@ebunzoe
never heard of animal crossing, but tangy sounds cute. and the thought of being a little animal character on a game is amazing. i wonder what kind of animal i'd be. maybe a gecko. they are super cute.
@miko
so so happy you like "walk on". no one saw you crying :) it's all good.
@patrick
hello! welcome! i hope to make it to germany someday
@serbian love
thank you :)
@danielle in sweden
REALLY hope to play in sweden too someday!
@deana
OREGON! well that is much much easier. haha

from the big day 2/3/08:
@ajsea, jro, tim, dohnut, t. mat sanders, fred, travis, j.c., che, nelson, miko, warevonwolf, inspired, josh, hydroponikz, christopher harley, art, transcendence, matt, geoneo81, poppeseed, dutystars15, tim monzon, ej, canadianbug, deana, clarieb, whocares9999, williamedia, joe, laura, kevin whinnery, jennifer locke, aarisings, jun, tanya, keith, tom frost, supabowla, jimmy, cold chilli, johnny garvey, jesse b, patrick, mat like a door, jen, rachel grannis and fam, xxmitsukai, ryan, jstorer2, novasocal, marilynb, zora, jeffrey c, rack88, colin, ted, mick, happybiker, amy, thomas, wwar1ace, joe, yigtap, keith powers, kurisu, whitney, ebunzoe, ernie, lfrancis, snowwi, ompa, mike from fl, sterling, gabi, crystal, dhruv, glenn, deedee, wolkam, pascal, mike oblinski, mikenz, menno, nimur, maail, corey, chrissy from long island, turon, furry p**p, mojo jojo, dd, eric in nh, dancindeem11, caredm, frost, jericho, jimtsutsui, danielflint, bernard molek, nina
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!!!! am i a total nerd for having typed all of those out instead of saying "EVERYONE"? probably. but you all are worth it.
@j.c.
what of the prize $$ you ask? good question. my guess it will go to rent, bills, gas, and my savings account :) a chunk of it has already gone to buying the video camera i used for my LA and phoenix footage, and another chunk went to getting my two acoustic albums commercially made to save me a bit of time and hopefully get on top of all my backed up sales....
@deana
misa DOES rock! i am so so lucky to have her help. i love that she is so active in the blog. the rest of my family rocks too. emi keeps me sane. my parents are the most awesome people in the world.
@miko
your "congrats card" freaking rocked. you are awesome. thank you so much.
@benfromcanada
uh oh. i need to send cds. im sorry!!!
@j.c.
i think you're right. it's time for a smart phone. it'd definitely help me keep on top of all my online stuff. i WANT an iphone, but some people are saying it may not be the best option. i've been looking into different phones this weekend.... but it's a hard decision! i'm about to cancel my current plan so the provider doesn't matter.
@tim monzon
welcome to the blog :)
@crystal
i should TOTALLY be a celebration part in MV for this. is it too late?
@mikenz
hug back to kiwi land!

from 2/4/08
@ej
i think it's impossible to not like crunchy rolls. unless you're allergic to shellfish.
@nimur
i have had some people recognize me at the mall and airport. it was way cooler for me than it was for them, i'm sure. gave a few autographs. silly stuff :)
@okenakab
thank you for de-lurking!! welcome to the blog, officially :)
@joe
haha-- that squirrel commercial... i was SO happy when it came on. i was not ready to know at that point.
@grae
I LOVE WELLINGTON!!! so so much. and thank you :)
@nina
awww. i heart thee.
@kurisu
on the snackstrongproductions.com site there are behind the scene videos, and you can see my reaction. or imagine you can see it behind my hands.
@william
good luck with the usc mfa program!
@mat corcoran
i shall eat some sushi on your behalf :) and welcome to the blog!
@jimtsuitsui
i had a LOT of hamachi.

from 2/5/08
@laura
i wont forget about you guys if you don't forget about me :)
@j.c.
truthfully, yes, i have been totally swamped and crazy, but i HAD to make the time to reply on here. it was you guys that made this happen. i love reading everyone's comments. i wish i had more time to be active on here!
@miko
seeing my name on the interscope page cracks me up too
@tim
AT THE LAKE! teeny says hi.
@ajsea
that was such a nice comment. ajkhksdjfh! and-- you need some sushi, boy!!
@han solo
glad you can appreciate my crazy jacket.
@laura, j.c., ajsea
i have a feeling the blog community wont get crazy big. and if it ever did, we all know who the originals are :)
@robert
thank you thank you thank you for the amazing message.
@benfromcanada
say thank you to your mom for me :)
@krissyb1212
thank you!
@josh
awwww. message. hearts. aww.
@jro
awkwardness rocccccks
@dhruv
there was an inn in new zealand called "kina colada"!!
@hydroponikz
awww im glad you like oh the humming bird!
@mid
thank you :)
@miko
thank you, my child, thank you
@miko, again
kina bean, AW. ok, here's your clarification
my dad is a lurker
my mother is mama g
misa is girl on the left and is the older sister
emi is girl on the right and is the younger sister (but she looks older than me)
@will k.
hi!
@wwar1ace
thank you so much for offering to help with the cds! i think they are almost under control now. also, i like that you have an in-head music player. also, fight on :)
@lalalyssa23
thank you so much! thanks for writing!
@chris in denver
thank you and welcome!
@jimtsutsui
do you know how HONORED i'd be if the american heart association wanted to use my song!? ahhh.
@miko
taxes.... *shudder* it's possible i will need help.
@jeffrey c
boulder rocksssss!
@ted
i still can't believe i won either.
@menno
i hereby declare you my official photographer for the netherlands!
@darrel
yes, best to steer clear of those youtube comments. when people hate me, they HATE me. haha
@ernie
thanks for updating the facebook page!
@will k
i hope todays post lives up to your expectations!
@jro
i think you are right. i have the best fanbase in the entire world. you all deserve awards or something. or chocolate? or both.

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I am late to a celebratory sushi dinner with my family! More from me later.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH! this was all you. you are amazing. ahhhhhhhhhhh.


crazy.

love,
me.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey everyone, this is Misa. Kina's still busy being in shock but you can bet she'll be back here soon to thank everyone! I know you must be disappointed to not hear from her first, but rest assured she'll be back, she still loves all of you and she has not forgotten who got her this far. I cannot tell you how excited we all are right now, and thank you all so much for your support (on her behalf)!!!

In the meantime, check out the front page of iTunes and buy the single so we can show Interscope what Kina's fans are made of!!!

-->Click here to buy the song!!! <--

All the love in the world,

-The girl on the left

the day we have all been waiting for...

i am so sorry i have been so absent this week! i've been wanting to get on and read through and reply to all your comments all week but things have been completely crazy and nonstop. i don't have time to look over them today but i just wanted to stop in briefly before the big moment to re-emphasize how completely grateful i am to have been supported by such an amazing community of people. thank you all so much for all of your encouragement and support and i please know that regardless of the outcome, things will be going up, and having made it this far is winning enough for me.

i'll be back soon!

kina