Hokay, first off I did what Ankh suggested and there are certainly large spikes on the netgraph when I do AoE's and whatnot but I will certainly give your suggestions a try too Spud.
Sadly however..I lack the rubber chickens to sacrifice
Edit:Interestingly enough logging on this morning It seems like the problem has cleared itself up, so I'm now under the impression it was something to do with the interwebs connection itself.
Sadly however..I lack the rubber chickens to sacrifice

Edit:Interestingly enough logging on this morning It seems like the problem has cleared itself up, so I'm now under the impression it was something to do with the interwebs connection itself.