GreenZap, the alternative to PayPal, is set to launch on June 1. I think this is just too cool. I'm all about better capitalism through competition and until now PayPal was all alone in the ball park.

If you sign up for an account now you'll get a starting balance of $25. If you sign up through the link above I'll get a $5 signing bonus. There's no mention of if/when the $25 new account thing will go away but I expect it will shrink down to $5 or so at or around the launch. I'd much rather you get $25 than $5 so sign up now!

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Welcome to the First Whenever Snooze Crew™ Awards. These awards recognize distinguished service in the line of duty with a Snooze Point (how come there's no ™ for Snooze Points?) for the best post in each category. Without further ado, here's the winners:

Best "Jokin Around" post goes to vw bug for this bit of Tasteless humor.

Best "News & Notes" article is awarded to Diamond Dave for You Have Been Chosen.

The best "Snooze Button Dreams" post was a steal by Phin with A memo from the boss

Post that should have been left in the "Deferred" category goes to Rob P for With my apologies.

Best "Match That Quote" post goes to Victor for Match that quote, special Snooze Crew edition!

Best True Stories post (even though nobody shared. you bastards.) is awarded to Denise for The Great Lengths One Will Go To.

And in the special non-category categories the winners are:

Diamond Dave for "Best Suck-up" post with his entry SBD's Greatest Hits (according to Jim's fans).

"Best Use of Non-sexual Imagery in a Sexual Context" goes to Phin for It's travel time. Alternately, this could have won for "Greatest failure of a trackback party in the history of the blogosphere".

Last, and most certainly least, is the "Best Post Poking Fun at Jim", which is awarded to Phin for A letter home from Jim.

Thank you and good night!

PS - The Snooze Crew™ roll of honor has been preserved in the sidebar blogroll. Yay!

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Damn, what a mess! Rodent droppings under the blogroll, passed out gay midgets in the archive and I don't know what the hell that stain on the banner is. Sure tastes salty though...

The trip was a lot of fun, details to trickle out in the next couple of days. I've got over a hundred emails in the inbox and 450 posts in the newsreader. Expect my commenting to be light over the next couple of days.

Many thanks to the incomparable Snooze Crew™. I think my readership actually increased over the past week. Hmmm...I might have to do this again in the near future. I'll be handing out some bonus points for the best posts and hosts. Details, as they say, to follow.

In the meantime, any Crewmembers who awarded points please send me a tally and I'll update the list.

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Poor Jim. He leaves for a week, gives us the keys to the castle, and all we can do is humiliate him on his own blog.

I think us regulars ought to honor Jim instead by sharing our favorite SBD posts. Posts that make us laugh, cry, think, scream, mutter "whadafuk", spooge, hurl, etc. Who knows, several of us may mention the same posts.

My favorite post went something like this, I think: more...

Posted by: Diamond Dave at 09:44 PM | Comments (4) | Add Comment
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But only if you answer this question: WWJD?*

*What Would Jim Do, dudes.

Posted by: Victor at 02:20 PM | Comments (3) | Add Comment
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Fortunately I do know when I'll be back again. That would be next Monday. If you're expecting any posts from me before then, or on that Monday, or even the following Tuesday you'll likely be even more disappointed than you normally are when I actually post something.

So until Wednesday next I leave you in the competent capable enthusiastic hands of the Snooze Crew™:

Diamond Dave
Phin
Victor
Denise
Rob P
vw bug
Paul

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I promised in my application to guest host I wouldn't start a comment party unless bribed by Harvey. Well Harvey hasn't bribed me yet, so I figured I'd host a TrackBack party, since we need something to track back to I figured an image would be a great idea. Now the only thing to ponder is the image.

Given Jim's preference for all things bird & boob (i.e.: the blue footed boobie) related I thought it best to go with a combination of both. So without further delay I present to you, Jim's purple hooter:

A picture of Jim's purple hooter is below in the extended entry and should be work safe. more...

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I'm not a man of wealth, nor of taste. Believe you me.

My name is Victor, and I'm helping trash Jim's blog while he's away. In the likely event you're not one of the six or so people who read my blog, you have no idea who I am, so by way of introduction, I'd like to post my answers to Jim's Guest Blogger Application. I confess I filled it out pretty much because I like to fill out forms, and less because I wanted to guest blog here. I mean, take a look at my blog--I hardly ever post there. more...

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Well Jim isn't actually leaving until the 17th; but since he said we could start posting I figured what better way to send him off than with a picture?

So in the extended entry, Jim said to post pictures that may not be work safe in the extended entry portion, I've posted a picture of a hairy pecker. And it's even from Washington State, which is even more fitting since Jim's headed to Spokane.

* The picture should be work safe; it's not the hairy pecker you're thinking of pervo. more...

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I'm very happy to announce that I have a cadre of experienced motivated writers set to amuse and entertain you during my upcoming hiatus. For those of you unfamiliar with military parlance a "cadre" is, in this case, a half dozen. Unless you're talking about a baker's dozen, in which case a cadre is approximately 0.46153846153846153846153846153846 dozen. This is in no way related to "The Dozens", an urban game of insults dealing primarily with your mother. Yes, YOUR mother. It doesn't matter who's playing The Dozens, they're all talking about your mother.

Without further ado, allow me to introduce you to the Snooze Crew™:

We begin with frequent commenter and occasional SnoozeBob poster Diamond Dave. Dave's a local and I fear his FartBlast so he's in.

Next up is Phin. He's new to Munuviana but not to blogging. Any man who needs to actually point out that he could whoop Aquaman's ass needs all of the support he can get.

Victor's been a blogneighbor for eons. Victor likes rats and swimming in ladies underwear. I mean he likes rats swimming in ladies underwear. Victor himself seldom, if ever, engages in ladies underwear swimming. With rats.

Denise's hobbies include tormenting me in my comments and having sex. That's a winning combination if I ever saw one.

The coveted number five position (not to be confused with "The reverse wheelbarrow" which is also position #5 but in an entirely different context) goes to Rob. Rob isn't Rob from Xset but a completely different Rob. To avoid confusion, close one eye when you read Rob's name.

Rounding out the half dozen 0.46153846153846153846153846153846 dozen six is vw bug who I think is blogrelated to me through some sick twisted chromosonal chicanery of Harvey's. I'm not sure what the laws are regarding cohabitating with blogcousins but I'll be out of the place while she's here so I think it's legal. Especially in Virginia.

Snooze Crew™, I'll be sending each of you an email with account and login information where needed and restraining orders where appropriate. Probably not until Monday though as this weekend is supposed to be exceptionally fine weather and I need to suck up as much of that as possible before we go to Spokane.

One more thing - I forgot to mention this in the application post but these are paid positions. These motivated volunteers will all be earning some Snooze Points for their efforts.

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Check this out! Snooze Button Dreams is a gay blog. No joke - I've been indexed by Spidergay.

Denis (the Spidergay webmaster) sent me a very nicely written form email to give me the good news. They hope that my "indexation will provide you with a greater number of GLBT Internet surfers". How sweet is that? I am now eagerly awaiting an influx of glibbet surfers.

And guess who didn't show up in a search of their directory? That's right. Snooze Button Dreams is more gay than Trey Givens.com. Boo ya! In your face, Trey!

They also include a handy one press link if I want a deindexation but forget that. Traffic is traffic.

Wednesday is starting out to be a pretty cool day.

UPDATE: Victor thinks it might have been this post that got me indexed. That would be ironic since I was first accused of hating gays due to that post.

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1 Jim, it's refreshing to see someone so supportive of their blog's lifetsyle. I've seen too many bloggers become ashamed, embarrassed, or even completely disown their blogs upon the discovery that they're gay. You're a good man Jim, and a great blogger.

Posted by: shank at May 04, 2005 10:11 AM (+H1yK)

2 Ok...THIS is funny! Yay you for more traffic. (you're such a traffic whore!) :-P

Posted by: Pam at May 04, 2005 11:01 AM (AVAIa)

3 Well shank, I see it as a free and open choice. I might not fully understand my blog's choice but I can still support its decision. Pam - Thanks for putting "traffic" in there. ;-)

Posted by: Jim at May 04, 2005 11:07 AM (tyQ8y)

4 I'm sorry that it didn't give you the option of being a Metrosexual blogger, but maybe it was all the posts about your days with the boys in the Navy, that tipped the balance!

Posted by: RP at May 04, 2005 11:42 AM (LlPKh)

5 I think it was that time you fantasized you were gay.

Posted by: Victor at May 04, 2005 12:25 PM (L3qPK)

6 Hey, now. I was NOT fantasizing that I was gay. I was regretting that I wasn't gay. Big difference there. That would be a bit ironic. I got my first "you bastard, you hate gays" mail from that post.

Posted by: Jim at May 04, 2005 12:39 PM (tyQ8y)

7 Your blog is gay? Dude, that is SO gay! :-P

Posted by: Harvey at May 04, 2005 01:54 PM (tJfh1)

8 The green eyed beast raises it's head. It's like, so obvious, Harv.

Posted by: Jim at May 04, 2005 01:55 PM (tyQ8y)

9 What a blow it will be to your wife's blog....

Posted by: Claire at May 04, 2005 06:58 PM (l1oyw)

10 Yeah. I wonder how the kid's blog will react.

Posted by: Jim at May 04, 2005 07:16 PM (MDLz3)

11 I don't want to rain on your Mardi Gras but I also got indexed by spidergay. Which says a lot about both of us.

Posted by: Simon at May 04, 2005 08:39 PM (OyeEA)

12 It does explain that certian "bond" that we share.

Posted by: Jim at May 04, 2005 09:19 PM (MDLz3)

13 There's a difference? That must be too subtle for my hetero-sports/beer/boobs-thinking straight guy mind to grasp. Don't bother trying to 'splain it to me; you'll bore me and I'm reading the sports page right now, anyway. Harvey is definitely jealous. That's why he's sticking his tongue out.

Posted by: Victor at May 05, 2005 07:49 AM (L3qPK)

14 Ok. This is an outrage. A travesty. There is no possible WAY you're gay. I saw you wearing strappy man sandals! FIRST of all, Harvey is mine. SECOND, you don't have nearly enugh indignation to be gay. Do you hear the sound of my high-pitched voice right now? THIS is indignation and I've half a mind to call those defamation CLU whatevers on you. I might actually have to attend some kind of protest over this. THIRD, that other post makes ME wish I was gay.

Posted by: Trey Givens at May 05, 2005 08:58 AM (yaMs/)

15 I'm not gay, but my blog is. Oh, wait. Try this one: Some of my favorite blogs are gay. Or this one?: I don't mind gay blogs but sometimes I feel uncomfortable around them. Oh, the stereotypes are running rampant today!

Posted by: Jim at May 05, 2005 09:06 AM (tyQ8y)

16 I actually think my blog hanging out with your blog is good for my blog. You know, exposes it to different things, expands its horizons and increases tolerance; shows it that just because one blog is different from another doesn't mean it's not a blog anymore. We're building bridges here people, bridges.

Posted by: shank at May 05, 2005 09:47 AM (+H1yK)

17 Trey - 'fraid you'll have to arm-wrestle my wife for me. Google images "wife arm". She's the #1 hit. Then decide whether I'm worth it...

Posted by: Harvey at May 05, 2005 01:12 PM (tJfh1)

18 I have really skinny arms and I'm opposed to working out. Surely, there is something I have that you wife wants and is willing to negotiate about. Harv, don't you remember that fateful night in the hospital? How could you give up so easily on our love?

Posted by: Trey Givens at May 05, 2005 01:19 PM (yaMs/)

19 Before contemplating battling TNT you should seriously consider what you're fighting over.

Posted by: Jim at May 05, 2005 01:28 PM (tyQ8y)

20 See, for guys to joke about the gayness, it's considered humor and not something that other people want to watch. If women talk about munching the pink taco, then all we get is men rushing up begging us to set up bleacher seating. The dichotomy. It kills me.

Posted by: Helen at May 05, 2005 03:47 PM (AabhR)

21 Mmmm...tacos....

Posted by: Jim at May 05, 2005 03:59 PM (tyQ8y)

22 Helen, if you're offering seats, sign me up. It's part of my research on how other gay blogs work... Will this be an interactive demonstration? Please?

Posted by: Simon at May 05, 2005 09:04 PM (OyeEA)

23 Helen, whattaya talk? Although I have strict rules about who I want to watch, I take my manlove very seriously. I would even say *Enthusiastically.* Harvey would be so lucky!

Posted by: Trey Givens at May 06, 2005 08:27 AM (yaMs/)

24 Oh all right. Bleacher seating it is. But I am so charging admission.

Posted by: Helen at May 06, 2005 10:22 AM (AabhR)

25 This could be a hot ticket item, folks. Order early!

Posted by: Jim at May 06, 2005 10:37 AM (tyQ8y)

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