Yes, I am a control freak

So I'm in charge of this Big Deal departmental event tomorrow, something that my chair has sunk a fair amount of money into, even though we've got a major budgetary crisis going on.  And yesterday, a fucking TWO DAYS before the event, it comes to my attention that a) our contract has not yet been signed for the venue and b) we have not yet paid.  And the student working with me on this--it's a student organization thing--has not really followed through in terms of the planning of what will actually happen during the 3 hrs we will be at said venue.

My department chair apparently does not answer emails.
My department secretary apparently does not answer her phone.
And apparently either does our contact person at the venue.
And the student is AWOL.

Which is to say I spent way too much time today freaking out about something I cannot control.  I mean, I can't pay without an account number.  I can't get an account number unless the secretary gives it to me.  She won't give it to me unless the chair tells her that he's authorized all this.

So finally the contact at the venue called me and said that indeed the secretary gave her the secret password, the student brought over the signed contract, and we are good to go.  Would be nice if anyone had actually bothered to tell me this before the freakout.  Because Boy-o and I really don't need this right now.

Occurs to me this feels a whole lot like doing DE and waiting for people to do their jobs and worrying that they weren't doing their jobs.

I really could use a glass of wine, people.  And this little boy to get his head out of my rib cage. 

Argh.