I don't mind at all; not thread-jacking in the slightest.

I really don't have any methodical or well-documented way to pick colors; I just throw stuff up there and see what looks good (to me, YMMV). There are no real deserts in this map; the dark gold areas are dry grassland while the green is more forest-y grassland, and there will also be actual forest shown; that's what I'm experimenting with now.

Also, I'm out of cookies. I do have a couple Klondike ice cream cookie sandwiches though.