Pretty happy

When someone asks, "how are you?", I answer "pretty happy," instead of "I'm well" or "I'm pretty good" or even more egregious, "fine, how are you?" which turns the whole matter back to the questioner.

"Pretty happy" seems honest, an invitation to the possibility of real conversation, a dialog in language that attempts to be an accurate and open description of a human situation without being either too corrosive or discouraging to a questioner presumed friendly.