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Cassjo

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Cassjo
Date Joined: November 9, 2009
Last Online: June 17, 2010
Birthday: April 8, 1987
Country: United States

About Me

PLEASE NOTE: Once I finish the current swaps I am in, I will be taking a hiatus.

My name is Cassie. I'm 22 years old and I live in a little tiny town in Western New York. I just graduated this past May with a Bachelor's degree in English and Writing.

I currently work at a school as a secretary, but my ultimate goal is to find work as a freelance editor, doing copyediting and proofreading.

One of the most exciting things about my life at the moment is that I'm getting married in July!

I love, love, love to read. Books have been my constant companions, even before I learned how to read them. I read everything: poetry, fiction, nonfiction, memoir, biography... I do admit, however, that I usually can't stomach romance novels. I love to write as well. I keep a journal, I write poetry and sometimes fiction, and I'm particularly passionate about letter-writing and sending and receiving fun things through the mail. I'm obssessed with cats. I'm pretty musical... I'm a semi-trained vocalist, and I love singing with choirs and small groups. I play the piano and the flute, and like listening to almost every genre of music (except rap, some r&b, and metal). I'm also into cooking. I love baking things - particularly sweet things, but I really enjoy making breads as well.

Favorite Books

*Anything by L.M. Montgomery, especially the Anne and the Emily series.

*A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - Betty Smith

*A Little Princess - Frances Hodgson Burnett

*Born Confused - Tanuja Desai Hidier

*Books about books! Also books about documents, history, literary mysteries... such as "The Historian" and "People of the Book."

*Poetry by Rainer Maria Rilke, Pablo Neruda, Luci Shaw, Susanna Childress, Jane Kenyon, Billy Collins.

Favorite Music

I'm pretty open-minded. I can handle country, but not much of the current stuff. Oddly enough, if I listen to country music it's the old stuff... I love Roger Miller and Patsy Cline. As before mentioned, no metal or rap.

I like: The Beatles, U2, Five Iron Frenzy, Steven Curtis Chapman, Relient K, Carly Simon, Switchfoot, Aerosmith, Nichole Nordeman, Gaelic Storm, Jack Johnson, Imogen Heap, Ingrid Michaelson, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Plumb, CCR, Frank Sinatra, Josh Groban, Foo Fighters, Norah Jones, John Mayer, The Fratellis, Franz Ferdinand, Debussy, Stevie Wonder, KT Tunstall, Jars of Clay, Elton John, Anuna, Simon & Garfunkel, Yo-Yo Ma, Snow Patrol, Billy Joel, Heart, Audio Adrenaline, Green Day, Maroon 5, Alanis Morissette, Judy Garland, Coldplay, Jonny Lang, Mika, Matchbox Twenty, Sarah McLachlan, Incubus, Nickel Creek, Nirvana, Jewel, Queen, Carla Bruni, Joshua Bell, Sheryl Crow, No Doubt, Everclear, The Cranberries, Hanson, Jennifer Knapp, Eric Whitacre, Wings...

Mail...

I LOVE mail. I love to send things, and I love to receive things...

Postcards, journals, letters, packages, poetry.

A warning to one and all: sadly, I am not very artistic. I am much more a words sort of person. Please please please don't be disappointed if my artistic abilities don't meet your expectations... I do promise you that I will try.

I do, however, crochet relatively decently...

Like/Don't Like

I like: Journals, diaries. Empty notebooks. College-ruled paper. Fountain pens. Bottles of ink. Stationery. Cats. Napping. Sweet things. The search for new recipes. Letters, postcards, packages, ephemera, anything to do with writing. Decorative paper with text on it. Flowers. Leaves. Buttons. Colored pens. Hand lotion. Shampoo/Conditioner/Body wash samples. Hugging and kissing. Music - singing in choirs. Pretty yarn, crochet hooks.

I don't like: puzzles (sudoku, crosswords, etc.), comics, dogs, dark chocolate, hard candy... there aren't many things I don't like, really.

Wish List

Things I would enjoy very much:

Stationery, wedding decorating ideas, blank journals and notebooks, yarn, easy to intermediate crochet patterns, new recipes, pretty buttons, blank art postcards (Waterhouse, Monet, Degas, etc.), colored pens, classic books, book/poetry/music suggestions.

Ratings

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Comment: I checked your profile it says you are on hiatus. Will re-rate when if anything arrives.
ellie1200 rated for Ghost Pals on Sep 6, 2010
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Comment: I wish you'd actually finished your current swaps before taking that hiatus. I'll change this rating if I get anything.
hoosiergirl rated for Theme-a-Day Journal on Apr 25, 2010
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Comment: Very entertaining to read :0) I appreciate the obvious care and thought you put into it. Good luck on your wedding - I'm sure it will be magnificent!
briliantlyfreakish rated for Long Letter Lovers! on Mar 18, 2010
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Comment: Thank you for the lovely letter! I enjoyed it very much!
VaGrammy66 rated for Non-touristy Postcard Swap #2 on Mar 13, 2010
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Comment: Thank you for the library postcard! One of my favorite places to hang out!
FiWebster rated for Non-touristy Postcard Swap #2 on Mar 12, 2010
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Comment: Lovely library photo, and a great quote, too! Thanks so much.
YasminaKnitter rated for 3 recipe swap on Mar 6, 2010
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Comment: Looks good, can't wait to cook!
Neen rated for 3 recipe swap on Mar 6, 2010
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Comment: Thanks for some great recipes. I'm going to try the rosemary bread when i've been shopping. :o)
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Comment: What a cute tiny envelope. Congratulations on your upcoming marriage.
CasmiUK rated for Be My Pen Friend on Feb 15, 2010
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Comment: Thank you for my letter - I am very much looking forward to replying!
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JaydeLavandre rated for ...Poetry Journal Swap... on Jan 29, 2010
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Comment: thank you soo much for the poetry journal, I love it soo much specially the cover and how you took the time to write it, its wonderful, im enjoying it right now thank you soo much ^_^
Response: I'm so glad you like it.... enjoy reading it!!! :)
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Comment: Thanks for a great letter! I'm saving it to read for tonight but I'm anxious :)
Darkestlina rated for Penpals For The New Year on Jan 19, 2010
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Comment: thank you for the nice letter and beautiful bookplate.
gemkorn72 rated for Penpals For The New Year on Jan 19, 2010
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Comment: Thanks for the homemade book plate! I love it! Will be wrtring back soon!
VetTechMommy rated for Cozy winter evenings :) on Jan 13, 2010
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Comment: Thank-you!
sanna rated for Cozy winter evenings :) on Jan 7, 2010
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Comment: Thank you!
FibreJunky rated for Quotecard Postcard #30 on Jan 5, 2010
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Comment: Found your card under a pile on my desk. Interesting quote...wonder who the author is???
Response: Oh jeez... didn't I write the author on it?? Lol... if you can send me a message with the quote in it I can let you know who said it. :)
padel134 rated for Cozy winter evenings :) on Dec 29, 2009
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Comment: Thank you for the tea- I am sure it will warm me up during the chilly winter nights! Happy holidays to you and your family!
Zefaniya rated for Book Lovers Postcard on Dec 18, 2009
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Comment: I received a torn out notecard, the swap was to send a postcard. When I contacted you about it you were rather rude but said you would resend.
Response: I DID send it to you, and it WAS a postcard, albeit a re-purposed one. I don't mean to be a jerk, but no one else had a problem with my sending them a card like that.

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Comments

TC on Apr 22, 2013:

aka @getbackjojo09 . Cassie Buckel.

camelsamba on Apr 5, 2010:

Happy almost birthday! :^)

Annesdatter on Mar 1, 2010:

Hi Cassie Thanks so much for the yummie tag, I enjoyed eating poptarts with a spoon because the stupid postoffice throws our packages around. But yay chocolate!!!

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