Ms. Amy is serving you up a big ole piece of Fag Hag pie! Enjoy!

Hollerrrr. It’s Wednesday. Typically that means I'm halfway through the grind, but since I now have the HBO, the blow is less intense because I got to watch the new episode of True Blood a few days ago.

So, let’s get this party started!

Michael Vick has a job. F#ck him. F*ck the Eagles. Oh, sorry Queens – he’s a football player. The Eagles are the team from Philadelphia. He’s a disgusting, horrible human being who was convicted of animal cruelty. Dog fighting. I will say no more because really, I’ve already given this disgusting douche bag too much space.

True Blood = bliss. Eric in bed. Sure, it was with Sookie, but it was worth it.

I am proud of my mayor. Kudos to you Tom Barrett!

KStew + RPattz = Robsten. Do these photos prove it?

I saw two movies this weekend.
a) The Time Traveler’s Wife and though Rachel McAdams is near perfection – seriously, she is so beautiful, the movie was crap. No, I didn’t read the book. I’m sure if I had my review would be more vehemently negative. Avoid. Unless you like to look at Rachel McAdams or think it’s worth $10 to see Eric Bana’s ass (it’s not, btw).

b) (500) Days of Summer = excellent. Charming, funny…a really great role for Joseph Gordon Levitt. He is adorable.

And lastly my friend Melissa is getting’ hitched this Friday. It’s the final countdown…

I am always happy when I see news from Milwaukee that isn't about how terrible and backwards the city is. Earlier this week a mother and her two children were trapped in their burning SUV and were rescued by bystanders.

It's amazing that not only were some off-duty firefighters around but that enough people helped out - and ultimately saved the lives of those individuals in the burning SUV. Good job Milwaukee!

Though half of the people there were totally useless... I'm glad enough of the bystanders were helpful.

if you've lived in Milwaukee for more than a few years you quickly realize that the best time to live in Milwaukee is summer. Winter sucks in Milwaukee. It's cold, ugly, cold, snowy, and nothing is happening. But, summer. Oh, summer is amazing.

I'm going to miss driving along Lincoln Memorial Drive by the lakefront on sunny days listening to Beyonce. Or biking down to Bradford Beach and having a margarita (or 4) at the new snack stand. Or drooling over the cute lifeguards with 6 amazing friends.

Milwaukee is best missed during the winter months. During summer it's best to be enjoying Milwaukee.

It's probably not quite fair to title this post Missing Milwaukee (since I'm still here) but as this is my last week in Milwaukee before I move to New York I've started to get quasi-sentimental.

So in an attempt to honor all that I have come to love - and perhaps loathe - about Milwaukee I will highlight something I will miss once I'm out of the Midwest.

One of the things I will truly miss - as it is one of my only regular habits - is Alterra. I've been getting my morning Americano from Alterra for several years. Many mornings I'd pair it with a delicious Cranberry Pumpkin muffin.

The staff at the Alterra on Humboldt are exactly what you want in a local favorite. Friendly, accommodating, and they remember your order (if you get the same thing every day like me).

As most of them know I am moving (I have been using all of my many, many free drink cards) - I was touched - if maybe a bit cheesy - that they all wished me well and said they'd miss me every morning.

Ok, maybe that's really really cheesy but in a week that's surely going to be tough it was exactly what I needed.

I will miss you too Alterra - staff, coffee, sandwiches and all...

I really can't believe the hysteria that seems to be sweeping the Milwaukee region. That hysteria being the rush for suburban municipalities to pass ordinances making it nearly impossible to pass a Paid Sick Day referendum similar to what Milwaukee voters did in November.

So far Menomonee Falls, Germantown and Kewaskum have passed these anti-sick day ordinances. Many more municipalities are taking steps to join these backward thinking communities - including Brookfield, West Bend and Muskego.

In November Milwaukee voters passed a Paid Sick Day referendum with 69% of voters supporting it. Of course businesses have been fighting the ruling - led by the Milwaukee Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce (MMAC) - to keep the referendum from taking hold. A court will be ruling on the legal challenge in the next few weeks.

What I don't understand is why these communities are so happy to strip away benefits from their workers. Giving an employee time off work when they are sick makes sense - for basic public health reasons to begin with.

It's like they want to scream to the world: Business move to us we'll help you screw over our workforce!

I hope the voters in these communities work to take out each and every one of the elected officials that voted to deny workers paid sick days. When they get sick at their jobs you better believe they will be getting paid.