The existentialist doorbell...

We have this doorbell that we have on the counter, for people to ring when they come in (since we can't see them). Needless to say, some days I get VERY annoyed with this stupid bell.

Anyways, the other day my bell rang at work to beckon me to the counter. There was a lady standing there. She had a camera. When I got there, she was very bubbly and excited. She picked up the bell, and exclaimed to me that it was so existentialist! I hadn't heard that word for quite some time, and I was a little confused by what it meant. So I looked it up.

The Dictionary.com definition of existentialism is "a philosophical attitude (philisophical mumbo jumbo here...) that stresses the individual's unique position as a self-determining agent responsible for the authenticity of his or her choices."

I thought it was pretty funny, once you see what this button looks like. People get confused by it, so I put a sticker on it that says "Press for service - press again if no sound is heard"

The thing is that sometimes it works on the first try, but more often than not, it doesn't do anything! Some people sit there for a few minutes before it works; some people just yell out "HELLO!"; and for others, it will ring right away. Sometimes it will ring numerous times with one push, and then we know somebody is serious;)

Turns out the lady was an actress, and she was starring in the theatre version of Doubt. She invited me to come, but didn't have any free tickets, so I doubt I'll go. It sounded like a really good production though, so maybe...