Generally not a fan of abuse, but it works well here. That said, I don't suppose there'd be room to negotiate some spots on the main post? I find the best 1x1s are born from the clashing of two heads driving the story, but you seem to be missing a second head to drive with atm ^_^;
(certainly not straying [i]too[/i] far from what you have, of course, otherwise it'd lose the interest I have here)