{"id":12634,"date":"2026-10-29T16:28:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T20:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theboywonder.net\/?p=12634"},"modified":"2026-10-29T16:28:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T20:28:17","slug":"somewhat-updatey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theboywonder.net\/?p=12634","title":{"rendered":"Somewhat Updatey"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shew. What a week it’s been so far. I am still in “come down” mode from the brain-melting stress of the past weeks. But I have received the files for two freelance jobs. So, freelance work, Halloween festivities, and the bevy of movies I need to see should be able to distract me for a few days (at the very least).<\/p>\n

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\nBut at least my copy of The Complete Kubrick<\/strong><\/em><\/a> arrived earlier this week (purchased at the Criterion 50% Off Flash Sale last week, thanks to my side hustle<\/a>). Whenever I get something like this, as a designer, I always wonder what it would be like to have free rein to come up with a collector’s set like this. It is pretty spectacular in the way it’s designed (IMHO).\u00a0BUT the internet forums are lit-the-fuck-up over how the discs are housed. Aesthetically, I like the way the discs are stored. But in practice, they are quite pesky to remove. For me, the disc with the international version of The Shining<\/em> is particularly hard to take out and put back in.<\/p>\n

Who knows. Maybe I will get a wild hair and do the individual case thing for the various movies. I need to investigate just what it will cost to get the cases and art files to make that happen. Time will tell!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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