Opening software center: WARNING: gnome-keyring:: couldn't connect to: /tmp/keyring-HNAcPz/pkcs11: No such file or directory

attempting to open ubuntu software center. It just opens as a window with no content.

running from terminal gives:

$ /usr/bin/software-center %u
WARNING: gnome-keyring:: couldn't connect to: /tmp/keyring-HNAcPz/pkcs11: No such file or directory
2012-11-23 16:56:05,734 - softwarecenter.fixme - WARNING - logs to the root logger: '('/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gi/importer.py', 51, 'find_module')'
2012-11-23 16:56:05,734 - root - ERROR - Could not find any typelib for Gst
2012-11-23 16:56:05,799 - softwarecenter.ui.gtk3.app - INFO - setting up proxy 'None'
2012-11-23 16:56:05,804 - softwarecenter.db.database - INFO - open() database: path=None use_axi=True use_agent=True
2012-11-23 16:56:05,871 - softwarecenter.region - WARNING - failed to use geoclue: 'org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.freedesktop.Geoclue.Master was not provided by any .service files'
2012-11-23 16:56:06,463 - softwarecenter.ui.gtk3.app - INFO - show_available_packages: search_text is '', app is [Application: appname= pkgname=%u].

more info:

$ uname -a
Linux CARMEN 3.2.0-33-generic #52-Ubuntu SMP Thu Oct 18 16:19:45 UTC 2012 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux