I’d like to say I’m outgoing and fun and crazy but I’m pretty sure most of that’s all in my wild imagination. In reality I enjoy learning but I’m a jack of all trades. I skim over the top of things, merely sticking a toe in. I’m still trying to figure out my passion. There is so much out there to learn and experience I get overwhelmed. I couldn’t imagine my life without my closest friends or the unconditional love of my dogs.

In short: I’m a clumsy, narcissistic, passionate, loyal, and sarcastic 20something that is just trying to find my place is this world. I’m a dreamer and logical at the same time. I’m a walking contradiction and I love it.

Background Info

Curious where rialeilani comes from?

I graduated the 5 year college program from Wayne State University with a degree in journalism after changing my major 3 times and then back. The problem with that is not the writing (obviously) but with the digging into people’s private life and also the hours. Who wants to work 16 hours a day and get paid $25k?

I love animals and I have 3 dogs:

• Nani: our “big boned” black lab
• Liko: our rat terrier we rescued in Florida. He’s as neurotic as I am
• Scooby: our boxer-mix who may have lost a few brain cells before we adopted him (roh roh)

I also have 2 guinea pigs named Spike & Bobble. Bobble is the new addition, she is named that because her head moves like a bobblehead.

I used to volunteer at the Dearborn Animal Shelter, http://dearborn-animals.com/, before I moved and am also a certified dog trainer.

I would love to write a book but I think it would take me quitting my job and locking myself away in a cabin somewhere to actually write it.  I need the quiet and alone time to let the characters and story unfold in my mind while I type away.  IC and I have a book that is almost finished, it only took us 5 years.  And will probably take another 5 before the last chapters are written.