Fall = pretty and fun.

Happy Halloween! I kept forgetting it was Halloween, but then another prisoner or pirate or Furby or pair of chickens would walk by, and it would all come back to me. Plus, the burrito place was giving out free candy.

Mostly, though, it felt like a regular Friday and a beautiful sunny fall day. My friend and I snapped some pictures between classes.

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This past Saturday, ignazwisdom and I witnessed an annual MIT tradition known as the Pumpkin Drop, wherein a series of large pumpkins were tossed from the top of the Earth and Planetary Sciences building, which happens to be, if their claim is true, the tallest building in Cambridge. They boomed and exploded satisfyingly when they hit the ground. The organizers played things like the 1812 Overture while it all took place, too, over the noise of the crowd and the unfortunate wind and rain. Here are a few video clips:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdYcnWFjgjc

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOn43_LCr8g

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCUenggM2Mg

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To celebrate the completion of another week, most of my classmates and I just went out for tasty pizza. Now I'm going to try to finish up an old WIP before bed, since I've given up on getting work done tonight.

Fic! "Projection," Wilson/Ali, Wilson/House UST, NC-17, finally finally finally done

Title: Projection
Pairing: Wilson/Ali (remember her?), Wilson/House UST
Summary: House's stalker sparks a fantasy.
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 2,200
Warning: Barely legal participant; slight hint of dubcon
Spoilers: Takes place right after "Lines in the Sand."
A/N: Originally begun for karaokegal's Come As You're Not Halloween party—in 2006. This was going to be the second of three fantasies: one for House, one for Wilson and one for Cuddy, all with different Ali characterizations and kinks. Oh well.
Why it's a costume: There's no dialogue, it's kind of a conduit fic, it's not very detailed, and it's not super-polished. And it's finished! That's entirely unlike me lately.
Beta: With thanks to usomitai, who thought up shy!Ali, has been supportive of this for two years now, and gave it one last once-over even though it was her bedtime; and to daasgrrl and deelaundry for additional concrit and encouragement on an earlier draft.


( He finds her hugging her knees on a couple of chairs in the clinic waiting room, her face buried in her arms, crying. )

x-posted to karaokegal's fest, house_wilson and housefic