Last night I continued down the Paint Dripping path. I'm satisfied with the outcome, but frustrate by the process since it takes quite a long time to make.
Such is the case with anything. You push the boundaries as far as you can, which is often the case with Flash.
I'm sure I could speed up the process with reducing my canvas size, or the complexity of the particles, but then it would be compromising what I set out to do.... oh well. it's all a journey.