the joker

yes. i find it hard to believe that todd phillips, a man who has historically directed movies that have disappointed me, had it in him to push out a true masterpiece. two hours of the most visceral drama i've ever encountered, shockingly fantastic. this is how i imagine everyone who voted up the dark knight must have felt, which i was left out of because as much as i loved heath ledger's joker i found the movie around him lacking. the joker? i could have sat through another couple of hours of that, easy.

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on a completely different note, this has been a rough week at work. i walked into today's meeting with my manager and told him straight: "i'm upset. i'm frustrated. i'm anxious. i think i've turned a corner with my teammates, but now i have a problem with my manager."
surprisingly, we got to the end of that meeting on a generally positive note, even with our disagreements. and then i finally got to sit down with his manager, and we're definitely better aligned regardless of what the man in the middle is up to. so i left work feeling pretty good about the state of the world, and i really hope the next month goes according to plan.

the rest of the week has been full of stuff, some good, some not so good. but i'm pleased to have published the next page of the graphic novel!