This is similar to clock watching at work. The theory is, if where you work, you are facing a clock, every day, especially Friday's, you'll start looking at the clock to see how long until your shift ends. Very quickly you are looking at the clock every 5 minutes, then every minute and time drags and the end of your shift seems to take forever. If you're not watching a clock, the shift speeds by and it's going home time before you know it.
So those waiting for 1.3 ... go do something else for the day, keep yourself busy. Before you know it, 1.3 will be released. If you sit there watching the forum, it'll be forever until 1.3 is released.
Me? I'm playing Minecraft.