I'm learning about the universe, what are you doing?

I'm learning about the universe. I know it sounds crazy, right. You are probably thinking "what is a narcissistic 24 year old girl who writes about falling off stools doing learning about something so big and scientifically wonderful. Not only that, but how will she be able to comprehend such a complex subject?"
These are both very good questions, both I have already asked myself. The answer is simple - I shall read my complex book about the universe (which claims to be simple) very, very slowly.
The universe is just great. I've always been interested in the topic because my dad LOVES it. He is great at explaining amazing things about it in simple terms because understands it and is fascinated by the subject. His brain is also more developed than mine (I think), he is smarter, wiser and reads a lot of books. In my defense however, although I may not read books and understand incomprehensible subjects, I do know how to turn on and operate a computer reasonably well (poor Dad).
Anyway, on Christmas night, after a giant pork roast and beer full of belly, or a belly full of beer (I don't want to delete what I typed first because it was a mistake and a funny one at that) we sat around pondering the universe and all things great. From how vastly big the universe actually is, to the speed of light and all things in between.
A few days later when I was back at work and the silly season had died down (a little), I sat at my desk thinking about my life time dream of having a smart brain which I would use to be really, really, ridiculously successful. It was at that moment that I realised that I really needed to learn about the universe.
I text my dad right away and asked him what book he recommended I read to learn about the universe in a really simple way. He recommended "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson.
HOW EXCITED AM I NOW?
I've got the book at home and I've read two chapters in two days. I plan to read every chapter very slowly and read it very slowly twice. Then, once I have a good enough understanding of each chapter, I will extract my favourite pieces of information and re-write them in a version that all narcissistic 24 year old girls who write about falling off stools will understand.