Sometimes we get free stuff at work...

On a good day at the magazine, we get free food, alcohol, expensive chocolates, beauty products, books, CDs, etc...

On days like today, we evidently get tiny hats. Here's a pic of my co-worker, who would kill me if she found out I put this online, so keep it to yourselves... (that means you, Feifer). She's adorable, isn't she?

My super awesome friend Yoon

This is wicked belated, but my very talented friend Yoon shot a good portion of an awesome fashion feature for the Boston Globe a couple weeks ago, where he is a staff photographer. The photos are amazing! Check it out online here:

http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/fashion/gallery/2007_most_stylish/

(Or, check out his portfolio website here: http://www.yooners.com
And his blog here: http://misteryoon.blogspot.com )

I was lucky enough to tag along on one of his shoots, the three Harvard students putting on a fashion show. Here are the "behind the scenes" pics of Yoon at work:

Steve Aoki, DJ AM, and DJ Vice / Gypsy Bar, Boston / November 2, 2007

Full gallery online at: www.davidalavida.com

Slideshow on my myspace/facebook profiles, or can be seen here:
http://www.jumpcut.com/fullscreen?id=A661DE7A8AF911DC88CB000423CF0184&type=movie

Another ridiculous night. Was psyched to be on the guestlist, getting to avoid the line that was three or four blocks long. Hung out and photographed in the little DJ booth high up above the dance floor (if you've been to Gypsy Bar, you know what I'm talking about). It was awesome to meet three super talented, world renowned DJs. I had a blast with the girl pictured below, although it ended a little crazy... anyway, was a pretty awesome night.




You can see the rest of the photos on the website. Here are some snappies we took after the show...

FELIX DA HOUSECAT // The Estate, Boston // October 31, 2007

Wednesday night was amazing. I got to photograph and hang out with another one of my longtime heroes, Felix da Housecat. If you lived with me during college, you might remember that I constantly played his remix of Nina Simone's "sinnerman" (listen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9zkeHalWfs ) along with the rest of his albums.

The show got off to a rough start because of some sound problems, but once Felix began, it was awesome. His set was short but fabulous. After the show, we went back to his hotel room at the Ritz with his management team and girlfriend. We drank champagne and ordered room service, which was pretty sweet. It was a phenomenal night, although it resulted in my going to work the next day on 1.5 hours of sleep, as I got back to my apartment around 5am... details, details. Here are some pics, the rest are up at www.davidalavida.com and the slideshow is up on my myspace/facebook profiles, or can be seen here:

http://www.jumpcut.com/fullscreen?id=0A8CC9368A7E11DCB7AB000423CF037A&type=movie