{"id":5010,"date":"2013-09-18T12:00:44","date_gmt":"2013-09-18T11:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/?p=5010"},"modified":"2013-09-18T01:15:34","modified_gmt":"2013-09-18T00:15:34","slug":"mk-geek-night-again-and-i-still-havent-blogged-about-the-last-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/2013\/09\/mk-geek-night-again-and-i-still-havent-blogged-about-the-last-one.htm","title":{"rendered":"MK Geek Night again &#8211; and I still haven&#8217;t blogged about the last one!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"MK Geek Night\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/images\/mkgn.png?resize=153%2C240&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"153\" height=\"240\" \/>This week sees the sixth quarterly <a href=\"http:\/\/mkgeeknight.co.uk\/\">Milton Keynes Geek Night (MKGN)<\/a>. \u00a0I&#8217;ve attended every one so far and always blogged about them &#8211; except the last one. \u00a0The simple fact is, I&#8217;ve been too busy &#8211; but I&#8217;m also just a little bit obsessive about these things and wanted to write something before it&#8217;s too late&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>The last event was fantastic as ever but I&#8217;ve lost my notes. 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