Hmmm, driving stick isn't that hard man.
I had auto trannies in all of my cars actually... because all of them were bought for purposes other then performance (DAMNIT!)
However, I learned to drive stick in a jeep - man that was easy. It was great because it was a little loose and let me fuck up a bit without ruining anything too badly...
Now I just drove my friends acura (yah, laugh at the ricemobile
) the other day and I hadn't driven stick in over 3 years and had no problems. Even went downtown and all that. That short throw shifter he had in was nice too! (less chance to screw things up)
Just takes some getting used too - drive in thin shoes so you can feel the tranny grab man
