Unable to click links in my blog when using network widget

Hello. I'm attempting to install the code for the network widget into my blog. I've noticed that when I scroll down to see it (in either IE or Firefox), as soon as the "Get Widget" tab appears at the bottom, the entire widget immediately refreshes itself and completely disables all the links in the navigation of my blog where I put the widget (can't click on my links anymore). Until that "Get Widget" appears on the screen, everything is fine. Afterwards, only the widget remains clickable. Are there any known issues regarding this? I can't use the widget if it is going to affect my site in this way. Thanks.