it makes me sad that i’ve only seen posts about debbie reynolds that celebrate her for being carrie fisher’s mother, and an actress of hollywood’s golden age. 

while those are totally great and valid reasons to appreciate her, (and understandable — she was of a much different generation and most of us are less familiar with her) i want to talk about how debbie was also an incredible woman in her own right.

debbie reynolds was a survivor of childhood abuse. she was a mental health advocate for most of her life. in 1955 she became a founding member of the thalians — an organization dedicated to mental health causes — which she led for almost 60 years. 

she was a valuable and fierce ally to the lgbt community. she hosted AIDs benefits years before reagan publicly acknowledged the disease. she bearded for gay men to protect them from homophobia and discrimination that would prevent them from getting roles.

she was a strong, compassionate woman who, on top of raising her own two children with no help from their father, raised the three children of her second husband by his late ex-wife, even after he gambled away all of her money and left her flat broke.

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So these are just a bunch of useful websites and things for school and life basically. I hope they help you and that they make your 2014 a little bit easier. If something isn’t working or if you have any doubts, message me here or here. i spent five hours in this you better reblog it.

WRITING

Remember the Word

Alternatives to Said A little side note: ‘said’ is NOT dead. Use these alternatives carefully. If you use them too much they distract the reader from what the character is actually saying. Be wise alright, don’t clutter your story.

Names: 1, 2, 3

Emotions

How to write an essay

Fake an essay on a theme of your choice

Great Inspiration

Getting Inspired

Free Microsoft Word alternative

Writing fantasy

Revealing a character

Dealing with writer’s block

Character traits: 1,2

Words that could come in handy when describing skin tones

Body language

Writing prompts

Death scenes

Who do I write like?

Things almost every author needs to research

Useful words

Lay vs. lie

When to change paragraphs

Music for writing

Biggest writing masterpost ever

Great blog with tons of writing tips

READING

Free books & textbooks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Read/Post fanfics

Read/Post fanfics, stories, whatever

Goodreads

STUDYING/SCHOOL/HOMEWORK

Get homework help

Maths problem solver: 1, 2

Calculator

Geography

Learning how to study

Flashcards

Written? Kitten!

How to pull and all-nighter and do well

When should I go to sleep/wake up?

Finals survival guide

Alternative to Wikipedia

Book Suggestions

VERY useful websites (khan academy, tedtalks, etc)

CrashCourse

Study app (helps you manage time)

Study tips video

Learning a new language? (you can use this for any language)

FITNESS

Workouts at home: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Drink water!

Fitness tips

Clean up your diet

YUMMY RECIPES

smoothie

Lots of recipes

Cookie in a mug!!!!

Brownie in a mug!!!!

Many many snacks

25 hot chocolate recipes

Icing colors

French bread pizza

ART

Anatomy references (nsfw)

Drawing hair

Drawing hands

Drawing braids

How to color 

Drawing folds

Painting tutorial

Tutorial masterpost

Drawing faces

Drawing heads

How to draw literally anything

How to draw ponies!!

Drawing eyes

TUMBLR

Find themes: 1, 2, 3

Make gifs: 1, 2 (from youtube video), 3

XKit extension

Missing e

Check a website’s safety

Themes/pixels/backgrounds

Backgrounds: 1, 2

How to make tumblr themes

Postlimit checker 

All audio posts you’ve reblogged

Html help: 1, 2, 3, 4

MOVIES & TV SHOWS & GAMES

This masterpost has tons of games

Find a new hobby!!

Movies/tv shows masterpost

Watch TV shows

This masterpost is great too

MUSIC & SOUNDS

8tracks

Convert Youtube videos to mp3: 1, 2

Download 8tracks playlists

Download videos

Coffee shop sounds

Rain

Nature sounds

MAKEUP, HAIR, FASHION & BEAUTY

Easy makeup tips

15 style tips from Michael Kors

Fashion basics

How to tuck non-skinny jeans into boots

How to roll sleeves

Quick and easy hairstyles

Makeup masterpost

Many many hairstyles

Zoella videos

Fashion vocabulary

ADVICE

How to be ok with yourself

25 Resolutions

Self confidence

Self defense tips PLEASE READ THIS

NICE LITTLE THINGS (THAT WILL MAKE YOU HAPPY)

Calming cat

Cute engagement

Cute kitten

Santino Fontana auditioning for Frozen role Hans

Best figure skating I’ve seen in my life