I've noticed the dine and dash, Yoda would actually prefer to eat in our bedroom (with the plushest carpet in the house) but of course we don't let him do that. So then, he takes it to the living room, where we have a nice rug covering the room. He used to have "accidents" on it when he was little, but now he's a good boy!
Yes, I've seen Yoda in his "front right paw up" pose looking and thinking about what to do next. And it is one of his cuter positions, I don't think I've managed to catch that in a picture quite yet. :P