I just watched “Leap Year” in the theatre and could not keep my eyes off Amy Adams. No, not because of her jealousy-inducing curls but because while Amy’s character Anna is trekking through Ireland trying to propose to her boyfriend of 4 years (long story) she is doing it in 5 inch stilettos!

Look at this picture of Amy Adams on set and tell me there aren’t bunions popping out of those shoes!

I could understand the distain for orthopedic shoes while Anna is clicking around as a “successful businesswoman” in Boston. And when her traveling woes begun I wondered if she didn’t want to change into something with a little less arch pain. But when she stepped her $600 high heel in cow dung then proceeded to hike up a mountain in her Louboutins I couldn’t take it any more.

Finally, as she scurries down said mountain in the pouring rain watching as the last train to Dublin leaves the station, she kicks off her heels and runs barefoot. Unable to remain silent, I burst out “finally!” and my fellow audience members all laughed in agreement.

So while everything works out perfectly in the end for Anna (spoiler alert, I guess…), I can’t imagine her feet feel the same way.

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Lauren is Pedi Razzi

Lauren has an obsession with celebrities. She wants to know who they’re dating and where they’re vacationing. She wants to know what they’re working on and where they’re staging paparazzi photo shoots. But mostly, she wants to know what they’re wearing. So after years of wondering how celebrities could teeter in such high heels so frequently, she’s out to uncover celebrity bunions.

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The NIRI Silicon Valley Chapter’s Annual Spring Seminar is one of the largest and longest running educational and networking events for investor relations professionals in Northern California, garnering the “Best Special Event” honor for 2009 from the National Investor Relations Institute, and the Chairman’s Award in the two prior years. This year’s seminar will emphasize the strategies required to “power forward” as public companies begin to recover from a challenging economic environment.

The opening highlight of the event will be a “Court Vision” of the global economy by Jon B. Fisher, serial entrepreneur, economics commentator and business professor, followed by a Dream Team panel of Silicon Valley C-level executives. A range of topics focused on investor relations and the financial community will be presented throughout the day, including shareholder communications and dark pool trading.

Read more at Jon Fisher’s Blog

Neck-craning was in full form in downtown Mill Valley Friday afternoon: Gearheads, car buffs and curious passers-by checked out a pair of pricey electric sports cars offered by Tesla for test drives in an effort to generate buzz and drum up business.
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Just as it appeared North Bay commuter rail service was ready to roll after years of battles, train officials find themselves scrambling to keep SMART trains between Larkspur and Cloverdale from coming off the tracks.
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Whether the county of Marin will guarantee part, all or none of a $2 million loan to supply the Marin Clean Energy initiative with the startup capital it needs will be decided when the Board of Supervisors meets at 9:30 a.
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The Marin Energy Authority board will have several meetings this week.
On Monday, the board will discuss rate setting, the opt-out procedure, insurance and a contract with an electricity wholesaler.
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Trail use and conflict resolution strategies will be one of the topics of discussion when the Marin County Open Space District board and the Marin County Parks and Open Space Commission hold a joint meeting at 1 p.
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The Novato Fire District board of directors on Wednesday will honor community members Michael Crane and Stacey Beltran for the CPR they performed in life-saving efforts in November and December.
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The Novato City Council will have a study session at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday to discuss City Manager Michael Frank’s proposed budget cuts.
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