dynamite with a laser beam

[fox]

I had some errands to do at the mall, and I decided to do them today instead of Sunday (I can't go tomorrow), even though going around the Beltway that direction on a Friday afternoon seemed like the height of folly. And yet I got there in not too ridiculous an amount of time, picked up a couple of the camisoles I like best in two good colors, bought two lipsticks, found that my eyeliner has been discontinued (RAR! My kingdom for a chocolate-brown kohl pencil; most of the ones I sampled today were too dark or too yellow), bought a cute bra on discount, arranged to have the matching knickers shipped to me since they didn't have them in the store, and bought a half-dozen hand soaps to put (one at a time, I think!) in the ladies' room at work, because someone else has been known to do so and it seems like a good idea. And I did all this and got home before the sudden darkening rain storm started.