Can't get any events to trigger from variable change

So I added a couple events to my account and created a widget. Now I cannot get any of my dashboard controls to trigger any events based on variable value. For instance, a switch on the dashboard when pressed sets a variable to 1, create an event that sends an email when said variable == 1. Even this never gets triggered. Any help is appreciated.

Well, they magically started working about 7 central time. Dunno why.

Hi crustache my events had a delay too, for like an hour window today. This rarely happens.