电影主角是一个从法学院辍学的女孩(杰丝),她在朋友的零食售卖车上打工,主要工作就是派发免费的冰淇淋样品。这个工作考验着她的耐心,当她终于想出如何应对自己的生活时,一个向她求爱的年轻人(杰西)又使她陷入茫然,两人以前曾经春风一度,但女孩早就不记得他了。A Stanford law-school dropout named Jillian escapes to the anonymity of Los Angeles to figure out what she wants to do with her life, and on the day of her college boyfriend's birthday, she finds herself stuck running an ice cream truck fending off locals and oddball friends alike. This one day spent in a truck on the streets of Los Angeles will wake Jillian from her aimless daze and make her see that life doesn't stop just because you want it to.