Annoying NPC's?

[Playalot]

Or when your sim just decides to walk somewhere, for a long time... and there is nothing in the action queue to cancel and you're staring at your screen in frustration wondering where your sim is going... and it continues... and it's time for work and your sim is still walking somewhere and then you realize he wanted to hug some NPC you don't even recognize that has just appeared at the edge of the neighborhood. 

[Nindigo]

It's frustrating

I experience the empty queue bar as well. Did yesterday, in fact. Feels like the Sim is mocking your supposed omnipotence. It may help to give the Sim an order (something else to think about), but it's no guarantee.

[Magpie2012]

Or when your sim just decides to walk somewhere, for a long time... and there is nothing in the action queue to cancel and you're staring at your screen in frustration wondering where your sim is going... and it continues... and it's time for work and your sim is still walking somewhere and then you realize he wanted to hug some NPC you don't even recognize that has just appeared at the edge of the neighborhood. 

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^THIS^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

So much that! And the lack of a cancel-able action just drives me batty! I love that our Sims have a bit more character now, but, seriously! I'm there to control YOU! not the other way around, you dumb sim!!

[CuriousSim]

It's a bit weird. It doesn't always happen, BUT if you do the "Hang out with friends" event, or any other date/event with someone with a sizable pink bar, your Sim suddenly becomes the most popular Sim on the planet & you'll end up drawing 5 or more other Sims, into your conversation. If you're not "With" someone, then no one wants to talk to you.

As for the Sim possession issue. One time, I even tried to save, then restore my game & my Sim just kept walking around the map, until it was out of his system.

[Nindigo]

...with someone with a sizable pink bar, your Sim suddenly becomes the most popular Sim on the planet...

Just this afternoon, something similar happened in my game. My couple had a The Good Timers gathering at home. Caleb was in the living room doing nothing and waiting for people to come chat with him. He is gregarious. Don was upgrading the fridge and couldn't talk. But all members of the club (save for my two Sims) congregated around Don and remained there during all the 3-4 upgrades, I had him do. Took forever until he could say 'hi' and people finally scattered. You just look up and ask 'why?'.

[Playalot]

I actually use the upgrading action to deter pesky visiting NPC's lol. I'll direct my sim to repair something and then happily control my other sim while they all wait for my repairing sim to finish.  Gardening works the same way. *smug grin* I could ask them all to leave I guess but where would the fun in that be?

[CuriousSim]

This is a bit ridiculous...

My guy was entertaining guests and suddenly, he wants to talk to the gardener. The gardener is actually IN the community garden, watering the plants.