trigger happy.

After dance class today I was going over combination moves in my head while taking off my shoes. As I was leaving the room, a dance mate said, "Wow, you look really great today! Your pants are really nice." Caught a bit off guard by this compliment i quickly answered, "Thanks, you look good too." Then i looked at him, and in an effort to be sincere i searched something to compliment him on. "um...nice um..." At the exact same time, we both stared down at his clothes. He was wearing an old free volunteer-for-sick-kids-hospital t-shirt and faded jeans. He didn't look great. My face couldn't hide it and my brain couldn't think of a quick recovery. An awkwardly long time seemed to pass before he said, "hah.. i guess i don't really look that good today...but you do, and that's good enough for the both of us."

Note to self: Next time someone dishes out a compliment, instead being too quick on the return trigger, a simple "thank you" will do.