randomosity

• Em and I rented this random version of "Pride and Prejudice" after browsing every single shelf. I was skeptical -- but it was hilarious. It's set in Utah and made by Mormons. One highlight: "(Collins:) I had a kind of... funny... encounter with a girl in this congregation, who will remain anonymous, but for the sake of the story, let's call her... Elizabeth B. No-no, E. Bennett." It's off the wall but they did a good job of making it modern and realistic. It never came out in theaters, and probably didn't deserve to...but it's still a fun twist. Any group creative enough to cast Jane Bennet as an Argentinian exchange student deserves a chance.
• When I grow up, I'm going here.
• New "Edge of Iowa" column: The GRE question of the day. We will only be having verbal questions because A) I have the math under control, and B) you try displaying those math charts on a blog.

(Directions: The following question provides a given word in capitalized letters followed by five word choices. Choose the best word which is most opposite in meaning to the given word.)

28: LUDICROUS:

A) mundane B) semaphore C) illogical D) reasonable E) fallacious

Answer: Ludicrous means illogical, senseless or absurd. Mundane means earthly; it does not relate to ludicrous. Semaphore is an apparatus for signaling. Illogical is a synonym for ludicrous. D - reasonable is the opposite of ludicrous and the right answer. Fallacious means logically unsound, it is a synonym