Using applescript with iCal

I have been using an applescript to create a unique combo of new events over the course of a school year for multiple people. I run the script to make a new events in an untitled calendar, export the calendar and then create a new untitled calendar and run it again. 60 or so different times, all with unique combos. I've posted this question to the Applescript forum with no replies, and thought I'd try here. My issue is that when iCal starts to make new events it begins at somewhat arbitrary dates, cycles through the whole year correctly, but jumps around in such a way that it seems to really bog the script down. Now maybe it is a script issue, although this script has worked correctly in the past. Maybe it is a permissions/cache issue (I've run Onyx and it helps with the speed). Currently it is starting to make new events on the 26th of Oct when the year foes from sept 7,2010 to June 7 2011. I'm convinced that I can get that 26th of Oct to change by trashing the cache or something (I'll work on that), a simple restart does not influence it. The script in the end does work, so maybe I'm troubleshooting something that is minor, but I'd love to know the answer! Thanks for the help.
dan

So I ran the automation tab of Onyx to repair permissions, execute maintenance scripts, clean the cache... and now when the applescript runs it makes the first new event on a different date than Oct 26...(don't quite remember right now what it is). The question is what is controlling this...??? ARGH
dan

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