Featured Checkbox using WPAlchemy

wpalchemy_checkbox.php

// in metaboxes.php

// Featured Portfolio Metabox
<?php
$featured_portfolio_mb = new WPAlchemy_MetaBox(array
(
	'id'		=> '_ssm_featured_meta',
	'title'		=> 'Featured Portfolio Item',
	'template'	=> SSM_DIR . '/lib/functions/wpalchemy/custom/featured_meta.php',
	'context'	=> 'side',
	'autosave'	=> TRUE,
	'types'		=> array('portfolio','post'),
	'priority'	=> 'high',
	'save_action' 	=> 'pull_featured_data'
));

function pull_featured_data($meta, $post_id) {
	update_post_meta( $post_id, '_ssm_featured_post', $meta['featured'] );
}
?>

//In home.php -- the WP_Query $args
<?php
	$args = array( 
	     'post_type'  => array('post','portfolio'),
	     'meta_key'  => '_ssm_featured_post',
	     'meta_value'  => '1',
	     'posts_per_page'  => -1
	);
?>