1. 昨天第一次路考就拿到驾照了；虽然被考官批评过分小心翼翼……考完了考官还一直告诉我以后开车要aggressive…看来不同考官的胃口大不相同啊，考试的时候还是保守一些好，容易过。
    2. 今天收到了一个额外的奖学金，奖励我在NanoSci&Tech方面的研究工作。很感激导师当时在我焦头烂额写proposal时，给予我的无私的帮助。嗯，缓解了我年底可能到来的经济危机……

    所以虽然昨天半夜到今天一整天一直下着雨，走在路上都觉得冷了，但是心情是好啊。打电话通知了妈妈，妈妈很开心：）

After reading these articles, changed the quad-core CPU to an AMD Athlon Dual-Core 2.9G.
http://www.geekstogo.com/2007/07/24/do-you-need-a-quad-core-cpu/
http://www.guru3d.com/article/cpu-scaling-in-games-with-quad-core-processors/1

We’re still not ready for Quad-core computers, especially the software. Everything is working great, except… the ASUS wireless PCI adapter WL-138g… low signal and not working well under Win Vista (32 bit). Trying to get a Vista x64 and see if that works. Might have to spend another 10 bucks on a wireless adapter. Didn’t expect this to be the trouble maker… The entire system would be boosted if a good graphic card is installed. Waiting for Starcraft II…

##Mother board
Asus M4A78-EM

##video card (will upgrade this if I’d ever play the coming Starcraft II, lol)
integrated ATI Radeon HD 3200

##CPU (AMD Phenom Quad-Core 1.8G)
AMD Phenom 9150E 1.8GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 2MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 65W Quad-Core Processor

##SDRAM (2GB X 2)
Kingston HyperX 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066

## hard drive (750G)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 750GB

##PSU
Thermaltake TR2 W0070RUC 430W ATX12V V2.2 Dual 80mm Fans Full Cable

##PC case, wireless…

All together /w shipping+tax etc. for about $350. May not be a good idea to do this in the States. Any suggestions?

## Had a 19’’ LCD.