Sometimes I grab the "happening" as it happens, but usually I pose the scenes. My RR legacy installment is a good example of when I just documented the happenings (though I was very story-minded in how I directed the sims).

I've recently taken to using the showheadlines off cheat, because I'm just sick to death of the conversation bubbles and plus signs getting in the way of a decent shot. The conversation bubbles can be amusing, but I think I'll a little "over it" in general.

(I think we are similar in our abilities to catch up on older epics. I fail at it pretty badly too, though I really should make an effort. Worst SST mods ever. Oh, and speaking of that... maybe we should, ummm, give it a kick in the arse?)