Gardening Leave (I am bored)

i have been on gardening leave for nearly a month, stuck in limbo as my current company assigns me no new work, but i am not allowed to start a new job elsewhere. so, i am essentially given permission to sit in the office and do nothing. i have read several books, gone for 2 hour lunches, arrived late, chatted on the phone to friends, watched movies, poured over the last Monocle magazine in detail, and played on the internet. in general, it has been quite fun and a nice change from the normal pressure, but i have to confess that after a month i have now got bored. i actually need to be busy sometimes to feel useful i fear. of course if i had known i was going to be changing jobs more in advance, i would have made plans to go somewhere, especially given all the state holidays we have been having lately, but naturally i did not know that out of the blue i would be made an offer i couldnt refuse, and thus made no plans until it was too late. thus, i have waited out my notice in the office, eyes wide shut. tomorrow, however, it is all coming to an end, and soon i will have to get myself back in gear and remember how to work.

wish me luck.