Upgraded My iPhone!

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Last week the folks at TatSkinz sent us some new iPhone skinz for our family. They had some really cool ones to pick from. I picked out the Hibiscus Dawn White and cjlhoops asked for the Dead Headz one. We were pretty excited to put them on. They don’t just make these for iPhones. They have them for a lot of iPod devices so check them out for your iPod too.

We did cjlhoops phone first and here is it start to finish:

This is how they look in the package.

It comes like two big stickers. Nice thumbprint on his phone, lol!

The front…

The back…

Looks pretty cool, right? Overall putting the skin on was really easy. You need to line it up so you might want your parents nearby but cjlhoops had no problem doing it on his own. It peels right off in our tests so you can change your mind and get a new one. However, you can’t really save the old one after you remove it a few times so don’t think you can change it as often as you change your clothes…unless your parents don’t mind

The other really important thing to remember is that while it looks really cool, it does not protect your device very much so get a clear hard cover for it too. If you want to get a TatSkinz, your parents can use the coupon code: STUPEFY to get 20% off your order.

Boys Stink and Other Facts of Life

Girl World Daily: can you relate? Boys Stink and Other Facts of Life From the Editors of Girl World Daily Say you just ran into your crush or your best guy friend. He’s staring at his sneakers, stumbling over his words and…are those sweat stains under his arms? You’re not alone if you walk away scratching your head and thinking, “Huh? Wha…?” But we’ve got the straight-up facts, right here. Fact: Boys are just as intimidated by you as you are by them. Boys tend to get embarrassed around girls, but why? Well, on average, boys mature at a later age than girls. So guys don’t always know how to act in a way that’s, um, composed. And because of this lack of maturity, they have a thing for making fun of each other. So if you’re talking to your crush, you can bet he’s probably thinking, “Sheesh, I hope my friends don’t see me hanging out with this girl! They’ll bust on me, for sure.” Fact: They have a harder time talking about their feelings. Girls are way better at expressing their emotions than boys are. Some of this has to do with hormonal differences, but part of it has to do with societal expectations. Guys are “supposed” to be rock-solid. So do boys have feelings? Yes, absolutely! It’s just that they have a more difficult time putting them into words and spitting them out. Fact: Boys don’t menstruate, but they have mood swings! Mood swings aren’t just about having your period. They’re a part of puberty for girls and boys. The difference is that while girls tend to get sad and sometimes weepy, boys lean more toward anger and frustration. Is he grumpy? Don’t take it personally. Fact: Their voices go whacky right around when they turn 15. You used to call your guy friend on the phone and couldn’t tell if he answered or if it was his sister, right? And then one day, he picks up and you think it’s his dad! What the heck? Before that, you might have noticed that his voice was squeaking and cracking when he got called on in class. That’s because his larynx, or voice box, has been growing larger and thicker. This happens to girls, too, but your voice only deepens by a few barely audible tones. This may come with a whisker on his chin… Fact: Boys’ sweat gets smellier as they get older. Again, puberty is the culprit. Those pesky hormonal changes cause sweat and body odor. And, yes, girls have this problem, too. But girls tend to have better personal hygiene, which means bathing regularly and using deodorant. So he comes off the field after practice, and he’s all dirty and dripping with stink. Ick. But hang in there. As he catches up with you in maturity, he’ll care about how he smells. Because he won’t worry anymore about what his friends think when he’s talking to a girl.

Disney’s U Rock 2

The Kid Testing Panel has some awesome new music to share from your favorites…from The Jonas Brothers, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, Mitchell Musso. There is a music video contest to enter at Disney and how cool would that be if someone from BeTweenTalk won it?

Here is the official news on the promotion! Go get your music now! We really enjoyed listening to the CD’s and found that our family favorites were the Mitchell Musso song and the one by Steve Rushton.

Disney.com announced today the launch of U Rock 2, a stand-out promotion that gives fans the opportunity to create their own music videos set to songs from popular Disney artists and post their original videos on the U Rock site (www.Disney.com/URock).  The most popular U Rock video finalists, voted on by fans, will win the ultimate rock star experience including a trip to Los Angeles, an in-studio “take over” at Radio Disney, a visit to the set of a Disney Channel show, and more.

This is the second annual U Rock event on Disney.com. In 2008 thousands of fan videos were uploaded and millions of fans rated and commented on their favorite videos. New this year, fans will be able to watch and vote for their favorite videos via mobile phone by texting UROCK to DISNEY (347639).*

Song selections that can be downloaded from the U Rock 2 site include:

• “One And The Same” by Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez  from the Disney Channel Playlist CD, with exclusive music video available on the Princess Protection Program DVD
• “Paranoid“ by Jonas Brothers from their upcoming album “Lies, Vines and Trying Times”
• “Hey” by Mitchel Musso from his self-titled album “Mitchel Musso”
• “Ready to Rock” by Steve Rushton featured in the upcoming Walt Disney Pictures’ film“G-Force”

Fans can upload videos on Disney.com now through July 12, 2009.  Finalists in each of the U Rock 2 categories will be announced on July 17, 2009 and fans can then vote for their top video picks through July 31, 2009.  Voting categories include “Rock of Fame” which will be awarded to the best overall video for each song, “Tricked Out” recognizing the video with the best graphics, editing and special effects, ”Sweet Groove All Star” recognizing the fan with the best dance moves, “Mega Pipes” which honors best singing and “Aww…some!” which highlights the cutest rockers.