Can't invite people to events in iCal

I'm having problems inviting people to attend events in iCal on my Macbook Pro. It works fine on my iMac through a MobileMe subscription and through MobileMe the two computers and my iPhone sync perfectly.
When I try and send out the invitations, it says that I need to create an address card for myself in address book. This is also synced through MobileMe to my iMac and iPhone so therefore I can't understand why it won't send out the email. The address details are the same and Mail works fine on both computers and the iPhone.
Does anyone have any suggestions - I'm sure this is a quick fix but I simply don't know what else to do!
Cheers,
Phil Harris
Leicester, UK

You might want to open AddressBook, look for your address card (create one if you don't have one), and mark it as yours.
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