Using the background stuff is cool by me. I found it kind of odd when a few people in fics started having House or Wilson refer to John as "The Colonel," especially when I'd planned on having that reference for a few chapters, then altering it once Wilson got to know him a little better.

And yeah, I think it took longer to do the research on "Family Housing" than the writing itself, just trying to pick spots that would have Marine air bases or a reason for the House family to have been there. (Of course there's no Marine base in Egypt, so the show didn't help at all there.)