Today I learned...

...that you get easily annoyed when there's nothing to get annoyed at.

Wednesday, 16 March 2011

Today I learned...

...that while Waterloo Road has always been pretty dramatic, that tonight was a little bit over the top.

Tuesday, 15 March 2011

Today I learned...

...that emailing professionals is easier than phoning them.

Monday, 14 March 2011

Today I learned...

...that the Barnwell Memorial Statue is actually a plane on a cloud...not a funny looking plane!

Today I learned...

...that I may be more likely to have a future in theatre than I first thought thanks to a very good friend!

Today I learned...

...that the death toll from the Japan earthquake/tsunami has dramatically risen since I last heard yesterday afternoon. Very sad news.

Today I learned...

...Bradley Cooper is on the Graham Norton Show tonight! Exciting stuff!

Today I learned...

...what happened to past high-school classmates.

Today I learned...

...that I have never seen a boring episode of Waterloo Road!

Tuesday, 8 March 2011

Today I learned...

...that today is Pancake Day!

Today I learned...

...that I still have no idea what to do when I leave Uni!

Today I learned...

...that the older you get, the more you forget!

Today I learned...

...that while it may take years to build up confidence, it only takes seconds to lose it.

Today I learned...

...you don't really know what someone would or wouldn't do until the situation arises.

Thursday, 3 March 2011

Today I learned...

...you CAN give up those fatty foods you binge on - it just takes willpower!

Wednesday, 2 March 2011

Today I learned...

...that no matter where you are, your friends will always be there for you.

Tuesday, 1 March 2011

Today I learned...

that there's a beer festival in Larbert coming up very soon in March!

Today I learned...

...not drinking enough water gives you headaches.

Sunday, 27 February 2011

Today I learned...

...I know longer have to sing 'Nicer in Nice' from the musical, 'The Boyfriend'. Which is just as well seeing as I didn't learn it!

Today I learned...

...that garlic naan is way better than plain. Where have you been all my life??

Today I learned...

...there's a place called Upper Craigs in Stirling.

Today I learned...

...that Docherty's Midland Coaches is a local bus company based in Perth.

Today I learned...

...that Maurice Edu is a Rangers player originally from California!

Today I learned...

...that the one of the pub scenes in Trainspotting was filmed at the Crosslands pub near where I live! If only I had known when my boyfriend was over from California.

Today I learned...

...I've never seen grape jam in Scotland. But then again, I've never looked for it.

Today I learned...

...that there's a fish and chip shop in Glasgow called 'Cookies'. Bit of a random name for a chippy.

Saturday, 19 February 2011

Today I learned...

...that sometimes food can cure a hangover - just as long as you weren't completely plastered the night before!

Friday, 18 February 2011

Today I learned...

...that a baby is not old enough to hold a book it dropped on the floor. Next time I'll just leave the book on the table.

Today I learned...

...that a guy in one of my classes at KU is now in my class in Stirling! He's on exchange here - what are the chances??

Today I learned...

...that watching people trying to catch a train that's just about to leave, is amusing. As long as it's not you.

Tuesday, 15 February 2011

Today I learned...

...that being honest can be difficult but makes a relationship stronger in the end.

Today I learned...

...that true friendship lasts a long time.

Today I learned...

...a Scottish song - Caledonia.

Today I learned...

...that Ashton Kutcher looks good in pink!

Today I learned...

...that if I accidently sold alcohol to an underage person in my work, I would get fined £5,000 not £2,500 like I originally thought. That's why I ID everyone!!!!!!!!

Today I learned...

...that white chocolate Mikado biscuits are amazing!

Today I learned...

...that I will never look at a junkie in the same way again.

Today I learned...

...the difference between a compulsion and an addiction.

Today I learned...

...watching yourself on camera is much easier the second time around.

Today I learned...

...journalists can really ruin your life. But drugs do worse.

Saturday 5 February, 2011

Today I learned...

...I have a day off work tomorrow!

Today I learned...

...I need to know the weight of the stuff I want to send to my boyfriend in America. How annoying - I have no scales!

Today I learned...

...that people actually swallow drugs to traffic them into the UK - ewww! 

Today I learned...

...that behind your ears is like your belly button - they both smell bad.

Today I learned...

...there's such a thing as a Daim-Bar Cheescake - YUM!!

Today I learned...

...alcohol makes me feel sad.

Sunday 30 January, 2011

Today I learned...

...who NOT to trust.

Today I learned...

...that there was a fire in the block of flats next to where my great-aunt stays. Three people died. My heart goes out to the family and the people affected.

Today I learned...

...I can no longer pull off curly hair with my new haircut.

Today I learned...

...about the economical divide between the north and the south of England.

Today I learned...

...I only have A4 sized envelopes, not A5. It kinda sucks...

Today I learned...

...more about IWC Media  through their website.

Today I learned...

that maths is fuckin difficult when you haven't done it in five years.

Today I learned...

...that I didn't pay for my screenplay submission until today! It was a mistake...

Today I learned...

...how effective painkillers can be.

Today I learned...

...that if you have an accident in work - report it straight away! My foot really hurts now...

Today I learned...

...that life can be very difficult sometimes.

Today I learned...

...that I had only one pageview for this blog - great!

Today I learned...

...that if someone pours a bag of seeds on to the ASDA car-park, a flock of birds will fly from miles away to get it.

Today I learned...

...that ASDA has internships for people to work on the shopfloor - random.

Today I learned...

...how to key in a staff discount card at the checkouts in work if it doesn't swipe.

Today I learned...

...that this is the first time I've been called for Jury Duty and will actually be available to do it.

Friday, 14 January 2011

Today I learned...

...that a customer in my work smears shit all over the men's toilets. It's happened more than once. Thank god I'm a girl and use the staff toilets.

Today I learned...

...that while gummy sweets may look and taste delicious, they will inevitably give you a sore head and stomach!

Today I learned...

...that the Glasgow Academy of Musical Theatre Arts (GAMTA) where I used to attend, is putting on their own musical, 'On the Line' which was created when I was a student there. It is being put on stage again this year - exciting stuff.

Today I learned...

...how to use my new phone.

Today I learned...

...that the moral of my screenplay is, "Don't always assume the worst in people."

Today I learned...

...that my wee cousin is on a poster at a bus stop on Maryhill Road.

Saturday, 8 January 2011

Today I learned...

...that James Bond is a complete dickhead.

Today I learned...

...you don't learn much when you're not looking for knowledge.

Today I learned...

...that while we were always taught not to speak to strangers when we were younger, that a conversation with someone you don't know is usually an interesting experience.

Today I learned...

...that a girl who called me her 'friend' deleted me as a Facebook friend. How pathetic, I never done anything against you. I only made an effort with you for the sake of my actual friends. You know who you are.

Today I learned...

...that my dad actually works for his brother, not his 'friend' like he said he did.

Today I learned...

...that Salt and Vinegar Chipsticks from Asda contain sulphur dioxide. Is that even safe??

Today I learned...

...about the Ibrox disaster which took place 40 years ago today, 2nd January 1971.

Today I learned...

...that although American Pie Presents: Band Camp is a terrible movie, it still makes me laugh out loud.