Soft Paws / Mates of State

So with the wedding fast approaching, the balance of the house has been off set as what was once a residence for 2 (me and Pinkie) has turned to a residence of 5. Like baby-proofing the house, Amanda and I have had to address the consequences of having 2 really happy feline atheletes romping around and playing king of the mountain. Part of this has been not only keeping those tiny fingernails trimmed, but adorned in soft paws. I'm always impressed by how well cats use these, and since we have long trained them to allow for nail trims, ours behave fine for the applications. Yet, as it turns out, the sound of soft paws on the bedroom window is much akin to nails on a chalkboard. That was what woke me up this morning at 5 am. Now I need to figure out how to keep that grating noise from occuring - since getting the birds out of the yard isn't an option (she's trying to get them), we'll need to get creative with window treatments.

On the music front, a last minute heads up: Mates of State are performing at Warehouse Live this Thursday...and as a added bonus the Headlights are the first band to perform that night. Both are really solid and should be worth the groggy feeling Friday morning.