Freaked out!

I have a confession. I get really, really freaked out over the wierdest things. Auditions really freak me out. They are suppose to be a happy time for the writer and or director. A time where they see life breathed into thier script. I just become chattie mcChaterson mayor of Chatville and a nervous wreck. Those helping with auditions like my friend .... We will call her Brave Friend number 29. She said it was interesting that I call people by thier names in my blog. Anyway brave friend number 29 said that I seemed pretty cool and collected. Maybe when I'm completely undone and a wreck I come off cool and collected I dont know but at any rate that is how I feel at auditions. Ok so the other thing that freaks me out is doing location scouting/management work. I have avoided this at all costs. Merlot was filmed in my friends Condo. Chaointe takes place in a coffee shop. This means I have to find a coffee shop talk to the coffee shop owner, and see if I can use thier place of business easy right. Not if your me. I have been dreading this day since I first thought of jumping into this venture about 8 months before starting this blog. So There I was a list of 40 coffee shops with phone numbers. I had my notes all in front of me so I wouldnt screw it up and I would just call each one and hopefully one would say yes or maybe.
I look over my notes. yes good yes this all looks good. your staff can be extras, we can feature your store front, product placement, ok on and on. All my selling points. I take a deep breath (I know its ridiculas you would think I was bungee jumping or something) I make my first phone call.
Matt
Hi is the manager or supervisor there?
Clerk
yeah one sec

(going over what I'm going to say in my head)
Manager
hi this is the manager

Matt
Hi I'm shooting a short film and it takes place in a coffee shop

Manager
Oh cool we have a lot of student films come through here when did you want to shoot

Matt
uh july 30th
Manager
ok great

So if anyone out there is reading this and you have the same disease I have about location scouting take heart its not that bad.

I should also note that these are really the only two things in the process that are intimidating to me everything else is a lot of fun. Kinda like I would imagine having a baby is fun. Lots of crazy hard labor and then a baby. I'm sure I just upset someone with that comparision. I will come up with something better at another time.