congrats i have a d60 for shooting around, i'd lock the iso at 100 or 200 instead of letting the auto run it up when it gets dark out. high iso on this camera is very noisy. shooting in raw over the highest jpg will give you tons of data for post processing, but if you don't plan on it play around with the settings and shoot in the high quality jpg mode.

this'll help you get started with the settings and such (d40 and d60 are very similar)
http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d40...uide/index.htm

the kit lens is pretty darn good. i'd pick up a hood for it to help protect it either the HB-45 (comes with it in japan) or HR-2r rubber hood the is also used on 50mm. extra batteries and sd cards are a must