When a cat wants your attention, they want it all. The behave just like a little child who whines "Dad" repeatedly until the parent focuses their full attention.

I am petting the kitten yesterday while watching TV and like any guy when a commercial comes on, I start to surf. This is too much for the cat, she looks up at me with eyes that say "how dare you not use both hands to pet me". She immediately took action and nudged her head into the offending hand until I was defeated.

After a while I figured out just how to stop petting her; she doesn't like this either (she is greedy and wants more brad-love'n and really, who can blame her). If I close my eyes and pretend to be asleep she goes to sleep.