COUNT: 9
9: I have been lax in updating this for no good reason other than that I seem to always be on my way somewhere when I kill a damn spider. Therefore, my memory of these kills is somewhat less than perfect, but at least two of them were large, hideous, and speedy, and were suitably dispatched with the Sorry Stick from their spots on the walls and ceiling of my bedroom. The rest of them were tiny spiders that I caught literally dangling from threads off of things in my kitchen. Then ... they weren't dangling anymore. And that's all I need to say about those. Rest assured that the remainder of the year's updates will be made assiduously.