I'll follow up on the fractals. Wouldn't surprise me a bit that the better modern artists can't help but have something of the golden ratio bleeding through the canvas. Even divas of self-expression and anarchy still appreciate Good Design.
Calculus did indeed take me ... on the rolling-D ride of my life. Naturally, I'll be following that tangent in earnest once it takes root in the subconscious. You should know better though, monkey, than to think I'd use words in their proper context in some post-it note to self ... =)
More later.