diff --git a/tacc.el b/tacc.el
index f876184..1a54e79 100644
--- a/tacc.el
+++ b/tacc.el
@@ -49,6 +49,15 @@
 ;;; Code:
 ;;; -*- lexical-binding: t -*-
 
+;; TODOS:
+;; ERROR: Attempting to draw the buffer spams *Messages* with "invalid face reference/attribute" errors
+;;         This appears to not be caused by my code? The invalid reference is to 't and quote and the invalid
+;;         attribute is :inherit 'warning.
+;;        Eliminating the reference to the 'warning face in my code does not eliminate the error, and
+;;         customize-faces properly displays tacc-graph-break as inheriting the 'warning face
+;; ERROR: mapconcat doesn't seem to respect lexical binding which leaves me unable to use a closure for a ticker
+;;        For now the code which relies on this will be noop'd
+
 ;; Optional
 (require 'icicles nil t)
 
@@ -108,40 +117,38 @@
   :group 'faces
   :prefix "tacc-")
 
-;; Font/face inheritance is not well described anywhere in the elisp programming manual
-;;  Check emacs user manual?
 (defface tacc-graph-work
-  '((t (:inherit 'success)))
+  '((t :inherit success))
   "For work graph bars"
   :group 'tacc-faces)
 
 (defface tacc-graph-break
-  '((t (:inherit 'warning)))
+  '((t :inherit warning))
   "For break graph bars"
   :group 'tacc-faces)
 
 (defface tacc-graph-void
-  '((t (:inherit 'shadow)))
+  '((t :inherit shadow))
   "For filler graph bars"
   :group 'tacc-faces)
 
 (defface tacc-clock
-  '((t (:height 3.0)))
+  '((t :height 3.0))
   "For the clock and timer"
   :group 'tacc-faces)
 
 (defface tacc-clock-pause
-  '((t (:inherit (tacc-clock ansi-slow-blink))))
+  '((t :inherit (tacc-clock italic ansi-slow-blink)))
   "For the timer while the timer isn't running"
   :group 'tacc-faces)
 
 (defface tacc-overwork
-  '((t (:inherit (tacc-clock error))))
+  '((t :inherit (tacc-clock error)))
   "for the timer whenever we are in overwork"
   :group 'tacc-faces)
 
 (defface tacc-tag
-  '((t (:inherit 'link-visited)))
+  '((t :inherit link-visited))
   "The face the tag is printed in"
   :group 'tacc-faces)
 
@@ -419,17 +426,14 @@ Note, if there is no tacc-buffer then you shouldn't be touching tacc-info"
      (+ len (if (<= ticker rem) 1 0)))))
 
 (defun gradient-string (width chars)
-  ;; ERROR: If I'm not mistaken mapconcat internally uses a call to eval
-  ;;  In order for eval to respect lexical binding rules rather than dynamic ones
-  ;;   it requires an optional argument to enable the feature.
-  ;;  A look at the source is required and maybe a less "clever" solution should be found
-  (mapconcat (let ((ticker 0)
-                   (rem (mod width (length chars)))
-                   (len (/ width (length chars))))
-                (lambda (c)
-                  (make-string (+ len (if (<= (setq ticker (1+ ticker)) rem) 1 0))
-                               c)))
-             chars ""))
+  ;; (mapconcat (let ((ticker 0)
+  ;;                  (rem (mod width (length chars)))
+  ;;                  (len (/ width (length chars))))
+  ;;               (lambda (c)
+  ;;                 (make-string (+ len (if (<= (setq ticker (1+ ticker)) rem) 1 0))
+  ;;                              c)))
+  ;;            chars ""))
+  (make-string width (aref chars 0)))
 
 (defun tacc-header-render (width)
   "Returns a string for the header of the tacc timer"
@@ -512,14 +516,14 @@ Note, if there is no tacc-buffer then you shouldn't be touching tacc-info"
                            ((eq state 'pause) 'tacc-clock-pause)
                            ('t 'tacc-clock))))
     (concat
-     (propertize (format-time-string "%T" now) 'tacc-clock)
-     (propertize (format-time-string count-fmt count-face))
-     (propertize (tacc-clock-glyph state) 'tacc-clock))))
+     (propertize (format-time-string "%T" now) 'face 'tacc-clock)
+     (propertize (format-time-string count-fmt countdown) 'face count-face)
+     (propertize (tacc-clock-glyph state) 'face 'tacc-clock))))
 
 (defun tacc-current-tag-render ()
   "Draw the tag name"
   (concat "Tag: " (propertize (alist-get 'tag tacc-info "<None>")
-                              'tacc-tag)))
+                              'face 'tacc-tag)))
 
 (defun tacc-graph-bar-render (width work break void)
   "Return a graph bar width characters wide with the given proportions as \
@@ -528,11 +532,11 @@ float"
     (concat
      ""
      (propertize (make-string (round (* width work)) tacc-graph-char)
-                 'tacc-graph-work)
+                 'face 'tacc-graph-work)
      (propertize (make-string (round (* width break)) tacc-graph-char)
-                 'tacc-graph-break)
+                 'face 'tacc-graph-break)
      (propertize (make-string (round (* width void)) tacc-graph-char)
-                 'tacc-graph-void)
+                 'face 'tacc-graph-void)
      " \n")))
 
 (defun tacc-timer-buffer-update (state now)