[gDesklets] countdown2

["nanker phelge" <naphelge gmail com>]

i just installed gdesklets on FC6 gnome. i have a couple of the controls
working ok but i can't seem to get the countdown2 to start & or work. i
right click the desklet -> configure desklet & enter  a reference
year/month/day/time that i want to countdown to (a date in the future) but
after i close the config window the desklet just displays ?? days ??h ??m
??s.

what am i missing? it is almost as if the desklet doesn't have a clue of
what the current year/month/day/time is or something.