beard / not

For the last couple months, I've been sporting a beard sans moustache (e.g. Abraham Lincoln or C. Everett Koop, minus the authority, dignity, or gravitas). I've been realizing how socially inactive I've been lately by the number of people who have been genuinely surprised to see it. But it's okay, it's gone now.

Francie always hated it (I use that word extremely sparingly, but it's accurate here). Francie despised it, and Vicka derided it, and Kylie was at best oblivious to it (it took her a week to notice that the mustache had gone, but only 12 hours to notice that the beard had gone).

So, the face reappeared this morning as a Mothers Day present - cheap, but entirely personal, non-fattening, and low-maintenance.

(no subject)

For the UK bike trip, I bought a fabric screen printing kit so I can make custom commemorative t-shirts (jackets, sweatshirts, underwear, whatever). Once the screen is made, it can be applied to anything.

( process wank )

The route in the image vaguely approxmiates the route we'll be travelling. In particular, the long gentle curve through the Midlands indicates a lack of firm plans.

The green in the image vaguely approximates the color of the ink I picked up. The kit came with black, red, and yellow, but those didn't seem appropriate to England's green and pleasant land.

So, questions for the artistic types, because I can no longer look at this objectively.

• Does the design work for you? Does it need text (possibly on a different screen, to print in a different color), e.g. "Three Legs Across Britain"?
• Does the color work for you? That's easier to adjust than the screen, but I'm hesitant to buy more inks for a very short print run project.
• Any other thoughts?