Our apartment is one of six in recently-renovated (2004) historic building. As is common for this sort of thing, the apartments had to be architected to fill up the existing space rather than the other way around. This is important because of its fundamental contribution to the existence of what we call “the media room.”

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Back when the building was a multi-level store (I believe), there was an accounting office that sat on its own level, between the formal first and second floors of the building. As you walked up the back stairway, you’d stop on the landing leading to the office before continuing to the second story. When this most recent of renovations happened the lower stairs were removed and the accounting office became concatenated with one of the apartments — ours.

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Like I said, media room. A place to get away from everything else and just play games, watch movies, or just make as much noise as possible.

back right

back left

One of the best parts is that thanks to said stairs, the media room walls are not adjacent to any other apartments; just with the (empty) business on the first floor.

cables

Countless feet of cables.

remote

There’s a whole box of assorted remotes waiting to jump in and take over for this one.

GameCube

Considering my obsession over black gaming hardware, what’s with that spice Nintendo controller? Good thing it’s Abe’s favorite color.

PS2 and Xbox

I told you — black.

And some obligatory macro shots…

ceiling light

…of the ceiling light…

CD changer

…the CD changer…

candles

…and some candles.