Legally, LJ can now get drunk.

News posted that it's 18 years old. LJ has two birthdays: March 18, 1999 (when Brad Fitzpatrick published his first post) and April 15, 1999 (when he registered livejournal.com domain)

http://news.livejournal.com/152002.html

(quick google says the minimum legal drinking age in Russia is 18.)

SF and fandom food.

Jekesta mentioned Spice and my brain went to Dune (I've never read the book or seen the movie, but still...) I googled and found this awesome thing I could never make even if I could eat gluten. But it's so cool.

http://nerdist.com/make-dune-inspired-sandworm-bread-for-your-holiday-table/

And that led me to a site full of really fun looking recipes that all seem way too much work, but are beautiful. The Deadpool cookies look MAYBE doable.
https://kitchenoverlord.com

And then I found this- A jupiter cake. Unbelievable. She spent EIGHT HOURS alone doing the external decorating.

https://cakecrumbs.me/2013/07/24/jupiter-structural-layer-cake/