When I am writing about myself, I do my best not to portray my own self as either better or worse than I actually am. This is not because I am particularly proud of the way I am, but because I simply do not wish to misrepresent myself in any way conceivable. This is easier said than done, it goes without saying. Depending on the circumstances, sometimes I am better than myself, and sometimes I am worse, assuming there is such a thing as my true self someplace in between. Perhaps I am worse than myself a bit more often than the other way around, but I cannot be sure about that. When I start writing about myself, I can never tell which way I will go on that particular occasion. Or which way I will end up exaggerating—so as to entertain myself, if for no better reason. To tell the truth, not misrepresenting oneself at least a tiny bit can be pretty tiresome, if not outright boring. For crying out loud, only witness the above!