In a word...

It's extremely awkward and nettling when I talk to someone I haven't spoken with in a while, and then say the magic words: "How are you?"

I don't like lying. "I'm jack spiffy! And you?" And "eh-So! Whatcha been up to?" really only works on the phone. But I was sort of thinking about it just now. How am I can pretty much be summed up with one word.

Inconsolable.

Perhaps I should just respond with that when asked.