End of the Semester Issues

It is the end of the semester and students and faculty alike are whining in unison. I appreciate this but, I must say that I cannot place myself in this camp this year. I had a good semester and although I have felt a bit of a letdown over the past week, I am still enjoying my job and the opportunity to interact with faculty and students. Yeah, it is a lot of work doing all the grading and preparing exams and stuff but it has been nice. I have applied for a full time tenure track job. I am getting very nervous about it. It is the first job that I applied for and I have a legitimate shot at it. I think I will get a phone interview and then........ I have a friend who is on the faculty at the place of which I am applying. It has been reassuring as he has given me some pointers but apparently he has said too much as he has now told me that he has been instructed to cease communication with candidates. All of the sudden, I feel all alone and a bit apprehensive about this position. I was going to buy him a victory drink later this week because last week he successfully defended his dissertation....but now I'm not allowed to do that. Secretly I am a little hurt but I also understand that he has to avoid unethical situations as he is also on the search committee. But damn, is the Gestapo so effective as to prevent a victory drink from being consumed?