Lightroom 3 Brush issue- Selects vectors instead of showing brush path

  Often when working with the brush tool a very strange bug arises.
Instead of the brushstrokes being visible in a normal way, the active area around the brush becomes a large square shape, slightly brighter than its surroundings.
What this means is i can t see what im painting because a large square  blankets the area around which im working. very strange its like the brush is selecting vectors around it as im using it.
the actual painted area then become visible again when i release the mouse.
i have managed to overcome by restarting LR, but is just keeps happening after using the brush tools for a while.
Any ideas on how i might fix this?

I've noticed this behavior as well... a restart always fixes it, but of course it usually happens when I'm working late at night (which makes me think I'm losing my mind). Wondering if anyone has any answers as to why? I'm also using a Macbook Pro with the latest updates in LR (running Snow Leopard, not Lion).

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