Inthisscathingandsubversivesocialcomedy,lifeinpostriotLosAngelesisdissectedunderthesardoniceyeofJohnBoyz,anunemployedthirtynothingfloundereronVeniceBeachwhoistryingtofigureoutwhattodowithhislife.Johncan'tbebotheredwithapathy,butnomatterhowmuchhewantstohelppeople,heistooimmobilizedtodoanythinguseful.Hauntedbychronicinsomniaandimpendingsenseofdoom,allhecandoiswatch,andJohnisanavidobserver.Throughhisvoyeuristicbinoculars,hestrugglestomakesenseofallthealienationanddisaffectionheseesinhisneighborhood.Inhisjournalhemeticulouslychroniclesthemundanedowntosteadfastmarchofantsacrosshiskitchencounter.Johnisdesperatelytryingtokeeponemeaninglessdayfromblendingintonext.HecompulsivelywatcheshomemadevideosofLAriotslookingforaclue.Buteverywherearoundhimthecity'ssocialfabriciscomingapartattheseams,andnowitisJohnBoys'sownthreadbare...