thanks so much for reminding us that we should HAVE a Maude Moment! I've been so caught up in the negative dramas of life, as of late that I'd forgotten...

As of now I remember to L-I-V-E Live!!

I met this girl a week ago and after a few volleys of conversation she asked, "Are you an engineer or something?" I said, "I 'am' not anything. I'm not willing to be defined by my job." She fumbled a bit but eventually we actually had a decent conversation.

Later I elaborated with her, saying that enumerating jobs listed on my resume wouldn't help her get to know me. Rather, we would have talked for a while about work-related things then ended up in an awkward silence where each of us was looking around the room for something more interesting.

I'll admit that my antagonistic behavior isn't becoming of Maude, but the result -- and that it matches the desired result -- is a testament to it being in the spirit of Maude: that we should really communicate with one another rather than lean heavily on safe topics that seemed to work in the past.

I was in my nightgown and drinking tea at 2pm last Monday, when I noticed that a pigeon had gotten stuck inside the kitchen. It was desperately trying to fly out the window but couldn't.. I caught it easily (I used to raise chickens when I was little) and held it for a moment. I walked outside and threw it into the air and watched it fly away thinking about how human hands had probably never touched that bird.

about 2 hours ago i phoned a friend and suggested he drink some oatstraw tea. undoubtedly ginger pie could have helped as well, although i didn't recommend it...

I'm finally: "learning to make some noise"(It's the cosmic dance!). : I've begun guitar class finally. Also my neice and I invented "wrestle dancing" where you wrestle while you dance - giggling all the while.