Michael Yuan

We went to watch the move “The Prestige” today (Pre-order DVD). Very good movie. It is part scifi, part mystery, and part drama. The fast switching between threads and the back-and-forth timeline keep the audience on the edge all the time. (Remember, this is from the director who brought us Momento). This is simply excellent story telling. And there is a surprise ending where the magic is revealed and the real life begins — “the prestige” — so to speak.

The real world rivalry between Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison presented in the SciFi context is just hilarious.

Anyway, I like it a lot. If you are geek, you probably would too. Go watch it.

We took a 5-week beginner’s tennis class from the local community college. It was a lot of fun. But what’s impressed us most was our instructor. He is 89 years old and still very much active in the tennis court! He started playing in the 30’s. I wonder what would we be like in the 2060’s? What would the world be like then?