Hi Honey,
The Buddy list lets you know when buddies are on the site as the names light for you.
There are lots of people here looking for friends and the best way to find people you like is by posting stuff and finding people who enjoy the same things.
You could post about things you like doing in hobbies or post in the various games for example.
Maybe let everyone know a bit about you, where you are in the world and what you like doing for example.
I'll look in and see how you are going, I'm just about to start my Christmas Dinner preparations as it is 2.30 pm on Christmas Eve in Australia and I have family coming for lunch tomorrow. I'm doing a traditional lunch of Turkey, ham, potatoes, veggies etc and I need to get the preparation going. First thing is catch the turkey, I heard it running around somewhere

Once you reach 15 posts your ability to PM people opens up as do other features of the site.