My wife has told me "go get on that mountain bike and don't come back until you are smiling".
For me, I like projects right up to the point where it is time to finish it. I HATE prepping, priming, and painting with a passion and I think those of you who do it are weirdos . I enjoy and get lost in mechanical projects and will spend hours in the garage fabricating, making things fit/work, and installing. But I am not going to do anymore than hit it with some flat black Krylon when I am done, if that.
One of my favorite things to get lost in is Skiing. I can spend all day on the slopes by myself with only the occasional chit chat on the chair back up. Unfortunately I only get to do it for one week a year, fortunately that 1 week is 2 weeks away!!
I"m planning a day trip to ski this Thursday, then a longer trip Feb 5-8. We have seven resorts within 2 hours. It's pretty awesome. I just picked up my first set of personal skis a few weeks ago. I'm going to be prepping, priming, and painting them into something awesome. I'd have you over for that part, but I'm sure it would just be weird!