 As Kent (Lane) drives along California coast, he recollects recent events in his life: his dropping out of college, also leaving behind his establishment-oriented roommate (Fielding) and his square parents (Albertson/Fehr). But above all the suicide of his passive girlfriend Bobbi (Thiess) after he dumped her. He  so filled with guilt he crashes his car, but isn t hurt. He then meets journalist Kristine (Strassman) who is making interviews with college students in America. They sleep together but he wants to moves on. He then meets experienced divorcée Julie (Carey); they get along well and she finds him a job and a place to live. But Kent s search for a meaning in his life urges him to move on once again.