The Three Weeks

Its that time of year agian, the three weeks. No music, shaving, hair cutting etc. for three weeks. This is the period of time where we morun over what hppened to Jerusalem and The Bais Hamikdash(temple) al those years ago. The nine days are even stricter, but the music part is really the only part that concerns me. But its one of those things where once I can listen to it again, it doesnt seem like such a big deal to listen to it anymore. But during the three weeks I certainly have a hightened appreciation for music. Of course there are various customs on what you can and cannnot listen to, so its best to consult your local Rabbi, but accapella music is kind of an accepted outlet, or at least for Sefirah it is. TV is still ok though, or at least as ok as any other time. Ifeel like I have an added dimension of mourning thuogh, cause last week i had my bottom two wisdom teeth out, so its hard to eact solid food still. Hopefully I'll be able to survive the next few music free weeks, as I have in the past. I guess things could always be worse....