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"I have questions, but number one is this - what in the name of sanity have you got on your head?"

"It's a fez. I wear a #fez now. #Fezzes are cool." - #11thDoctor

#HappyHalloween2024 from @WDEFNews12

[shera-dnd]

With my work on the WDEF coming to a close (all but the last fic should be up by March 1st) I unfortunately have to ask for one last financial boost before I can reopen my commissions and get back to business as usual

This time on top of my usual bills and meds and stuff, I also need help fixing my PC

It's not broken... yet, but it sure has been having a lot of issues, and I'd much rather not risk it breaking on me, especially since I need this thing to write

So uh yeah. I cannot wait to be done with this so I can focus again on commissions as well as my original work

Until then tho all help is greatly appreciated. From the smallest donation to even a signal boost, it all adds up.

[meteorologistaustenlonek]

Faint, but visible, view of the#Aurora / #NorthernLights from overnight on the Island Cove Marina & Resort camera on the @EPB Fiber Optics Weather Cam Network.

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Got a pupper at home you're taking for a walk tonight? Weather looks good for a stroll.

Got #PupperPix for our #DogWalkingForecast segment? Go to wdef.com/dogwalk to drop yours off. Got pups that need grooming? Go to #ruffcutsdoggrooming in #ClevelandTN.

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"Saturday, August 10 - Weather Permitting - Please join us at the Rec Hall parking area for an evening of astronomical observations with visual telescopes, Electronically-Assisted scopes and monitors, and just looking up with our eyes!" More info at barnardastronomy.org

[meteorologistaustenlonek]

#FlowerWeek continues: thanks to @WDEFNews12 viewer April Hewitt from #ClevelandTN for a snapshot of a #bumblebee taking a break on a daisy... Thursday's @LangleyRoofing #WeatherWindow #PictureOfTheDay.

Got #weatherpix to share? Go to wdef.com/photos

[shera-dnd]

WDEF - FINAL Poll

IT'S TIME!

The final poll for the Weasel Den Emergency Fundraiser! This is the last stretch towards me finally FINALLY being done with this and moving on to more of my original work (and to taking commissions again)

So to mark this special occasion instead of our usual rules of only the winner gets the 3k treatment and the others are picked at random, THIS TIME we're spicing things up

Each of y'all get 3 votes among the 5 fic ideas in this poll. The winner will get the 3k treatment, BUT the second and third place will be getting 1k fics instead

No luck, no chance, the 3 most voted fics will get written, and with 3 votes each there's a good chance someone out there is getting all their votes turned into fics

Now let us go over our options

A Gentlewoman Pirate - A Our Flag Means Death AU Black Swan fic, in which Willow Schnee takes the role of Stede Bonnet, the gentlewoman pirate, with Raven Branwen as her Blackbeard

Royal Portrait - Yet another addition to my Ice King series, set years in the future after the Schnee family has found itself a new home and is ready to take their first family picture in years. Featuring the transing of all the Schnee genders

Moving In - Another dose of domestic Fallen Petals for those in critical need of some sweetness. In which Cinder and Ruby get to move in together into their own home

I Name Thee Beloved - New chapter for my Truth in the Name fic, a medieval fantasy knights and princesses AU featuring Prismatic Ponytails, Bumbleby, and Nuts and Dolts.

In Love and War - College AU Kokosara, in which these two dumbass history majors decide to apply their extensive knowledge of historial tactics and strategy... to ask each other out

You can vote over here! and the winners will be announced on the 10th!

Hope y'all enjoy this very special edition of my polls, and gods willing this will be the month I get to finish the WDEF for good

[shera-dnd]

Honestly still kicking myself over this WDEF stuff

Like don't get me wrong I'm eternally grateful for everyone who helped me with that, and my family would be in a terrible place right now if it weren't for you guys

But fuck did I overestimate how much I could produce, and more importantly, how much I could produce without taking a break

It didn't seem to occur to me that to finish all the fics for the fundraiser within the two months I set for it, I would need to more than double how much I write in a month

The result (to the surprise of no one) has been severe and recurring burnout resulting in me producing actually HALF as much as normal

So I find myself in the shitty situation of being nowhere near delivering everything I promised, but needing money again (unfortunately bills didn't stop because my productivity did), and worse still needing a god damn vacation

This ain't me saying I'm giving up on all my WDEF projects. I promised that shit and y'all gave me money. I sure as fuck am not gonna back down on that.

It's just that things are gonna take... a while to finish. Not gonna claim how long, because I feel like every time I say "it will be done by [X date]" it ends up delayed considerably. BUT THE FICS ARE COMING OR SO HELP ME GOD!

What I'm gonna do is take this as a lesson on my limitations, try my best to deliver as much as I can by the end of the year, but if by christmas week I have not finished stuff (which is highly probably let's be honest here) I'll be taking a break, I'm gonna take my mind off of writing for a few days, and if all goes well I'll be back at full power in 2023

Until then well I'm gonna have to ask y'all for a little help. Usually I offer to write stuff in exchange for monetary help, but let's be honest if I promise to write more than I already have I'm just never catching up on my work load, so well I'm gonna have to ask y'all out of the goodness of your hearts. I don't know, I guess you can consider this a christmas gift to your favorite internet weirdo

And if you can't, well that's fine too. Taking care of yourself always takes priority and y'all should get stuff for your family and friends on christmas too.

Oh also I'm planning on branching into some proper original content in 2023. I got plenty of stories plotted out already and I can't wait to write those... once I'm uh caught up on everything else I already promised

From lesbian beauty and the beast, to two original fantasy settings, and even some modern romcom nonsense, so I guess I got something for everyone... if you're into gay shit at least

TLDR: Shit is gonna take a while. I'm still gonna try to deliver on everything, but also I'm taking a christmas break.

So thank you all for understanding and I hope y'all have a lovely holiday season

[meteorologistaustenlonek]

Viewing a collection of some of our @LangleyRoofing #WeatherWindow #PicturesOfTheDay from the previous few days.

Got weatherpix to share? Email your snapshots to Pictures@WDEF.com or go to wdef.com/photos to share and view other pix.

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There are many names for a group of #pelicans. Proper term is a pod, also a pouch, a scoop, a squadron, or - if fishing together - a fleet.

Thanks to @WDEFNews12 viewer Linda Parks of Decatur for Friday's @LangleyRoofing #WeatherWindow #PictureOfTheDay.

Submit your pictures at wdef.com/photos

[meteorologistaustenlonek]

LOCATION CHANGE --- Date/time still the same for @NWSMorristown's new #Skywarn #stormspotter training class. Was the American Red Cross, now Old Harrison ES. Class size limited to 100.

Register now at: https://www.weather.gov/mrx/skywarn_classes

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WDEFWeather #News12Weather - Forecast for tonight's prep games will be chilly and breezy early on, winds diminish through the evening but wind chills could be an issue towards the end of tonight's matchups. Outside of a few clouds, no precip expected.

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Post-#sunset view from the @wdefnews12 @EPBChattanooga Downtown #ChattanoogaTN webcam Friday evening.

More webcams available: https://www.wdef.com/weather-cam-network/

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Got #weatherpix to share for the @WDEFNews12 #LangleyRoofing #WeatherWindow? Email your snapshots to Pictures@WDEF.com

or drop them to our social media pages,

or go to wdef.com/photos

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Friday morning's Ruff Cuts Dog Grooming WDEF News 12 #DogWalkingForecast showing some colder temperatures with windy conditions at times. Thanks to our viewers in #MurphyNC for a view of Bella, our #PupperPicture of the day. Submit yours at wdef.com/dogwalk