Friday Nerd Blogging

14 September 2012, 1056 EDT

You never know what you’ll learn when conducting field research. Refer playfully to a powerful and influential person in the humanitarian disarmament network as the “Jedi Master of arms advocacy” over dinner and drinks? Discover unexpectedly that this individual (who shall remain unnamed) has never seen Star Wars. The easy part: I know what to send him / her as a thank-you present for insights shared. The hard part: how to explain the importance of Machete Viewing order to someone who’s never seen the series.