A short documentary about a lazy man

When Miles Egan was a 7 year old boy, he had a dream to become an astronaut. And what child wouldn't? Unfortunately, Miles quickly discovered that in order to become an astronaut, he would have to subject himself to vigorous study and training. In fact, Egan very soon realized that even most jobs far less glamourous than exploring the outer reaches of the universe required much more energy than he was willing to expend.

Egan's parents asked him to leave their home in late 1997, after he refused to even try to get a job. "He said that maybe he could get a job as a videogame tester or something," explained Egan's mother Elaine. "But even THAT requires some effort. You need to make contacts, do research, and write somewhat detailed reports. We had high hopes for him, but he never was the motivated type."

Egan, now 27 and living in Miami Beach, correction, make that on Miami Beach, has few regrets about choosing a life of laziness and sloth. "I dunno, I guess it would be nice to live in a house and stuff, but what do I need a lawn to mow and rent to pay for anyway?"

At one point Egan says he had considered turning to a life of crime, however it seems that he was not motivated enough to stick to it. "Miles is an okay guy I guess," says friend and small time crook Alan Pollack, "but he's just so lazy. I offered to teach him how to steal car headlights and stereos, he said "sure that sounds cool". Well he stuck around for like a half day before telling me he had "stuff to do". Man, what a bum."

Even Egan is not sure what the future will hold, although he can be sure that it will not include much strenuous activity. "I couldn't really ask for it better ya know?" says Egan, "I hang out at the bars all night before getting kicked out or beat up for not paying, and sleep on the beach all day, who could ask for more? It does kinda suck when it rains though."