"...not a bad person..."

Over the last two weeks I have had my first run in with a new N. It was through work - an artist who won an emerging artist award and I was standing up for in principle as he was being jerked around by a museum regarding an exhibit. SO I started on "his" side. I only met with him in person once for about two hours and then numerous phone calls and emails (and this was NOT a romantic context - work only) and I had bells go off first time we met. I mean I am SO ATTUNED to it now - and I think most are probably not used to that - so he was not hiding himself much at all. It was his talks about what he "deserved" and his sense of himself as SO brilliant, and it was unfathomable to him that someone would cancel a show on him (and it was wrong but that's another story). I was trying to help him but he got so bent out of shape at compromising in any way and then threatened a lawsuit (which there was really no basis for but then everyone must spend money and CYA with attorneys). He got everyone - including me who was helping him - fearful and seeking legal counsel in a ridiculous situation. HOw he took charge, "ran the show" and then tried to corral other artists in with him in his lawsuit and become the one in charge of all of them. The I was DD'd and suddenly he;s cozying up with the museum director who cancelled his friggin show as now she is scared and will give him ANYTHING he wants. NOw this museum is full of "prestige and famous artists" in his mind when it is a shitty museum that has almost no members or respect from those in the art world. I went from on the pedastal to a piece of crap on his shoe overnight once he got what he wanted. Yucko... Yeas I knew he was N from the get-go thanks to my education on this site over last few weeks, and I just had to roll with the punches pretty much. Glad he's not a fixture in my life.... Phew.