Twiddle thumb syndrome

So I found my summer internship and here I am. Sitting at home. Twiddling the thumbs. Hmmm, I wonder what’s on TV.
When I accepted my internship with Preview Magazine, I was told that the magazine was small and there wasn’t much to do. I took the job anyway thinking it would be enough for a part-time internship. But last week, I didn’t come to work at all. The week before that I only came in once and spent most of that time chatting with my boss about food. For now, I’m just working as a freelancer – writing “filler” stories whenever the publisher says she needs one.
Is this good for me? Am I actually learning anything that will help me in the future? Will future employers even care that I freelanced for some unknown magazine? Maybe I should be worried.