In the middle of Nowheresville lives 16-year-old Mike who wants out of his crappy life - permanently! Spending his time devising ways to do himself in, he considers the fatal brain tumor in his head as a godsend. That changes when he meets a girl and falls in love for the first time - without even knowing what love is.

16岁的迈克跟着妈妈搬到一个小镇，跟妈妈和继父生活在一起，但是这不是他想要的生活，他想要永远摆脱他那蹩脚的生活！他花时间设计自己的方法，认为头部中的致命脑肿瘤是天赐之物。当他遇到一个女孩，第一次坠入爱河，甚至不知道爱是什么。