Today's Comic is Sorta Based on Real Life

As it turns out, today's comic is kinda based on real life. Yesterday, I had an eye exam. During said eye exam, the eye doctor put this stuff in my eyes that dialated my pupils.
This made everything really, really bright.
As a result, I got these badass sunglasses. They're cool and shiny and they fold up into a ball!
Below, see The Real Eli™ (i.e. me) trying and failing to look serious: