I think in terms of moodlets all the time, too, Salty. My current moodlet is 'Om nom nom, chocolate +50'
The other way I know I've been playing far too much sims is that I look at other people and think how much better they would look if they would simply adjust their sliders a little bit. He he he. 'She's a little under-endowed, let's nudge that slider up a bit...', 'He could stand to get rid of that beer belly, let's slide that thing right out of existence', etc.
Worse still is when I look at someone and think they would look awesome as a sim.