This is just getting rediculous ... I can't stop crying over the loss of Steve Irwin. I have never cried so hard over someone's death before... Not my uncle or my grandma... certainly not another celebrity type. Every time I hear about it I start thinking... and I just start crying .... sometimes very hard...

It's just so sad. I keep thinking about all the things that will change without him around. It's so good we have so many records of him... but it's a bit crazy because while watching them, it just still feels like he's alive. I just can't grasp my mind on it at times. He was always so real and alive to me, I don't know if that can ever go away. He was so immortal in my mind, I have to keep reminding myself about it.

Today I decided to see what sorts of tributes to him were on deviantart. Maaan that got me going... My cat came up and started sitting with me I think because of my tears... She's still laying here purring up a storm looking at my splotchy face.

There are a lot of great tributes to Steve on DA. Some of the comments on them almost feel personally insulting. I can't imagine how someone could say some of those things about such a great man... who has died so tragically. It kills me...

Steve was a mentor for me. I grew up on animal planet. I grew up on his passionate documentaries. His enthusiasm spread quickly and his quirky nature was very entertaining. You could see how much he loved his job. How much he cared about every last animal he came in contact with. Even the very last animal he came in contact with.... I'm sure he loved that one too. Steve Irwin most of all... showed me how to love ALL animals and to treat all with respect.

Yes Steve taught me how to treat animals too. Steve loved crocs and absolutely ANYTHING he did was in order to protect them and care for them and encourage others to do the same. If you ever saw that episode where one of his older crocs died, you know what I mean. He was crying for her, holding her, and he talked about how beautiful an animal she was and how he loved her like he loved his wife. He was sobbing and it was heartbreaking.

Here's something I'm really sick of... a day after the news he died got out, there were dozens of articles on it and almost EVERY one of them had a couple paragraphs about how he was in the news a while back because he held his baby while he was feeding a croc. OH what a perfect time to bring up criticism about this legendary man... the day after he dies! I really hate the media sometimes....

Anyhow... after seeing all those tributes I decided to do my own. Not sure when I'll finish it. Some other time when my eyes are less watery and I can concentrate.