Stalling less now...
drove from Boston to Stamford, CT (usually less than three hours) today to take the train from Stamford to NYC (about 50 mins). The driving part of the trip took 4.5 hours due to traffic, and I didn't stall once.
Driving a manual is becoming far more fun than it was last week. Incidentally, I have put 700 miles on the car in a week. My odometer now reads 705 miles.