You’re all probably wondering where I’ve been recently. I just started my new job, and have been very busy with all of that. However, I have a few days off now for the holiday, so it’s time to sit down and write a bit.

Spiders. They freak me out. Four possible things will happen when I see a spider. Possibility 1: I freak out and hide across the room. This usually happens when I’m surprised and completely unprepared. Possibility 2: If I happen to be in the bathroom, I turn on my hair dryer, set it to max and blow the spider away. This works only until the spider feels the environment is safe again. When I see him come out of wherever he’s been hiding though, hurricane Kimmie returns in full force. Not a great long term solution, but good enough for the duration of blow drying my hair. Possibility 3: I make a deal with the spider. “If you stay on that side of the room, I’ll stay on this side, and all will be cool. Cross that line and you die.” Sometimes I follow through on my death threat… sometimes I don’t. Most of the time I just agree to let the spider have more space until we’ve switched positions. Finally, Possibility 4: Instant Death. I grab whatever I can and kill it as fast as possible.

Possibility 4 happened tonight, with a little bit of Possibility 1. You see, the other day I was explaining to Jay how I sometimes think about how spiders crawl on you when you sleep, and how that bothers me. He thought I was being silly. So, I’m back here at my parent’s house for the holiday, sitting in bed, reading my mail and a HUGE spider comes down from the ceiling and lands right next to my pillow. Naturally, I freaked out and jumped across the room. Within seconds the plan changed, and I grabbed a flip flop and sent that spider across the room. Result: Instant Death.

So this is a warning to all spiders out there. If you put one creepy leg on my bed, INSTANT DEATH awaits you.

Alright, I am sure you have heard the rumors that I have heard. I finally went and checked IMDB, and yes, Confessions of a Shopaholic, by Sophie Kinsella is going to be a movie! It is coming out in February, which is a bit far away, but I will survive. I’m so excited!!!

Alright, there’s one thing I’m not excited about. IMDB claims the movie will take place in New York City. Naturally, I would much prefer the London setting because that was part of what made the book interesting. It was the first chick lit book that I had ever read that took place outside of the US, and everything about London seemed cute or novel. However, if this is the only major change, we’ll be okay.

Becky Bloomwood is being played by Isla Fisher. The only movie I have ever seen her in was Wedding Crashers, where she was a minor main character. However, she is incredibly beautiful, and I think that she will play the young, hip Becky really well. And now, the most important character: Luke Brandon. Hugh Dancy will be playing the incredibly hot, arrogant, and rich Luke Brandon. He played Prince Char in Ella Enchanted, and I absolutely loved him in that. I think he will make a perfect Luke (though, I did imagine Luke with blond hair).

Man, now I totally want to go read that book again. I bet I can get it done in about four hours. I really hope this movie is good because if it isn’t I will be a little bit sad. So excited.

I’ve hit one of those milestones in life that I have been working towards for a long time. First came get through elementary school, then came get through middle school, then it was get through high school and get into college, then it was college and eventually move out of my parent’s house, which I have recently done. Next goal? See, that’s the weird part. Once you’re done being a full time student, there’s nothing to dictate what you do next. I guess my best next goal would be to not mess up terribly at work during my first year there. That seems like a boring goal though. The only reward is not being fired. Perhaps my new goal can be to pay off my student loans as fast as possible. The reward to that goal would be no more student loans, which is a good reward because it means I have money for other things.

Well anyway, this is all beside the point. The fact is, I’ve hit a major milestone. I’m moved away and into Jay’s apartment. It is weird seeing all of my nick nacks set up some where other than my old bedroom. Even though I woke up this morning to the sight of my belongings, it still really hasn’t hit me yet that I am living some where else. It’s weird. Like I know I live here now, but it really just hasn’t sunk in I guess. Every now and then it is kind of like, “Woah. I live here now!”

This is an exciting adventure! I have Jason to share it with.