If you can't mix the juice, stay out of the jungle.

This past weekend there were several parties of note, but none stand out (or black out, as it were) as much as a certain birthday celebration.

The party itself was a good time - fun people, good tunes - but the biggest problem of all laid in the beverage department.

One cooler labelled "intensity" contained some water, a few gallons of Hi-C, and FOUR HANDLES of vodka. Taste? Horrifying. But if you could stomach it, there were guaranteed bad decisions by 11 pm.

The other JJuice cooler was slightly more tolerable, but still lacking in the good taste that makes jungle juice more appealing than beer.

For the future: ration your alcohol so you can make several batches of tasty jungle juice instead of one or two awful ones. And always - ALWAYS - use powdered drink mix. It's much cheaper and you have much more control over flavor.