All I need is just a little patience

I have had two fantastic conversations with Etch. Saturday night (actually Sunday morning) he called and we talked for close to two and a half hours. He is so funny. We talked about so much stuff, most of it completely off the wall. As a result of one our topics, he's supposed to etch me a glass with a picture of Thomas Jefferson. He's got Frankenstein toys he said I could play with, as long as I don't rearrange them. We only got off the phone because his phone was dying. There's no telling how long we would have talked otherwise. Still no date, though. We talked about seeing a movie, named a couple we'd like to see, but nothing definite.

He called tonight and we talked for an hour. More getting-to-know-you this time, but still some off-the-wall stuff, too. This time he said that we won't be able to go out until he finishes this big etching order he's got. He wants it done by the end of the month. As of tonight, he's got 350 of 1000 pieces done. I hate waiting.

I can never just take the situation at face value: he's got work to do and a pressing deadline. Instead, I think maybe something's up. Last weekend, when I returned his call on Saturday night, he didn't answer. And when he called Monday night, he said he had been sick all weekend. At the end of our conversation this Saturday night, he said he'd call me on Sunday. He didn't call until tonight and said that he had slept all day Sunday. Put those facts together with the fact that the movie date has been all talk, and it means he has no intention of taking me out. He's just putting it off until I give up. See? It's all right there in black and white. Okay, it's actually between the black and white. But that's the same thing, right?

I'm getting on my nerves. Make me just enjoy the conversations, have a good time, and not get all worked up.

*Clarification*
When I said,"He's putting it off until I give up," I didn't meant that I've been pestering him about taking me out. I never bring it up, actually. What I mean is that he'll keep putting it off until I decide I don't want to talk to him anymore.