Hello world!  My name is Riley.  I am a gnome who lives with the honorable Cherise, who I believe is known here as PoeticMaiden.  Cherise has recently taught me the basics of the computer, and I can’t wait to test out my new skills on this blog. 

You might as well know a little bit more about me.  As I said before, I am a gnome.  I am about 6 inches high, and I have curly red hair and a red beard (along with some red curly hair on my arms and legs, but that’s not so important).  I don’t speak English like normal Americans do – Cherise calls it an Irish accent, but my people have always spoken this way, and as far as I know my family has never visited Ireland.  Pretty much, I am a normal gnome.  The only different thing about me is I’ve recently decided that I prefer flip-flops instead of those boots all the other gnomes wear. 

That’s me.  As for my occupation, I usually spend my time helping Cherise with her writing.  She says I am her muse, but I don’t quite see how I could resemble a nymph from Greek mythology.  I will have to look into the matter.  There is so much I have to learn about human culture.  See, I am one of the only gnomes that I know of to take an interest in human affairs, and I only started hanging around them about six months ago.  I have learned a great deal in that amount of time, but I still have a lot to learn. 

Anywho (I think that’s the correct human phrase), thank you for stopping by my blog!  I will update as soon as I can, however, I must tell you that typing on this thing is not the easiest thing in the world, since the keys are so big.  It takes me a while to do it by myself, and it is much easier to just dictate to Cherise, so I will only be able to update when she’s not busy and can help me. 

Anywho, I will talk to you later!

Riley