Oh yeah. The eclipse! It *did* happen, and I have the pics to prove it.
I made a pinhole camera and it worked well, but none of the pictures I took using it came out very well. And, I bought a welding helmet (see: personality twist that f*ck you up, subsection overpacking/compensation/fear of deprivation). I looked through it and I took pictures through it. My neighbor from the bakery brought over his colander. Top marks for creativity. And quantity.
The big brains said we could expect to see 92% coverage at our zip code. I took pictures before maximum,
during
and after. It was cool to watch the moon march across the sun.