Meet Teeple Linden

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Time to meet another Linden in our series! Introducing Teeple, a hard-working, inworld-clubbing, Bach-loving member of the Customer Relations/Support team at Linden Lab. Enjoy, everyone!

Linden Name: Teeple
Team: RESI
Position: Supervisor
Years in SL: 5
Hometown: Born in Baton Rouge, now living in Phoenix

What kinds of stuff did you do before joining Linden Lab? I retired from IT in early 2001. I took a two-year sabbatical, which involved a lot of flipping the TV remote, walking downtown for coffee, and thinking "wow, this is some fun I'm having now." So I got a part-time gig in a customer service call center to keep myself from going completely stir crazy. The IT/customer service mix turned out to be fortuitous when I applied to the Lab and was accepted as a Liaison.

What's a typical day for you at Linden Lab?
I try to spend at least 30-60 minutes before I log in on catching up on email and organizing my daily planner. Once in, I spend a goodly amount of time in chat and #irc, working with RESI and other departments. A typical day will involve an inworld meeting, a voice conference or two, ongoing chats, and working with escalated tickets from our Support portal. And email, email everywhere.

When you're not working, what's your favorite thing to do inworld?
I like to sightsee, and I love to go clubbing. Occasionally, I'll do a little scripting project for somebody, but nothing heavy duty. And I shop way too much.

Why did you choose this particular look for your avatar?

It wasn't really conscious. I just started refining my look, tweaking over time, and finally wound up looking like this, and just sorta stopped. Well, that plus the fact that I look exactly like my avatar in RL. Flawless skin, perfect physique; you couldn't tell us apart if we walked down the street together.

If you could fly in RL, where would you go first?
Wow, a few contenders here, but I think Hungary would win as my first stop. I visited an inworld photo exhibit organized a couple of years back by a Hungarian cultural rep group, and the snapshots of the architecture and countryside were thoroughly captivating.

What album/song is in your playlist rotation right now?
BWV 538, "Dorian Toccata," played by Christopher Herrick. What immensely powerful and uplifting music. I've always had a thing for Bach organ music, and Herrick is my favorite contemporary performer. I grew up as a huge Virgil Fox fan, but I have to be in the mood to listen to him these days. I do take breaks and listen to other random stuff. I'm a big Loreena McKennitt fan. When I want more contemporary stuff, well, that's what inworld dance clubs are for.