I had a feeling that was the reason you did it that way. Its all a matter of taste.As for the eyes - - I like them with the angled look - it looks a bit creepier that way
I too am surprised how quickly your putting this together. (Easy for me to say looking from the outside. Not so sure you think so. ) Unfortunately my free time has been pretty limited this year and I probably won't get a display up. At best I might borrow one of the posted sequences and have a limited display. At least I'll have another year to "accumulate" lights for next year's display.