diff --git a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
index 73e92d385..c7e2979b1 100644
--- a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 class UsersController < ApplicationController
   before_filter :authenticate_user!, :except => [:new, :create]
+  
   def index
-
     @groups_array = current_user.groups.collect{|x| [x.to_s, x.id]} 
 
     unless params[:q]
diff --git a/app/helpers/people_helper.rb b/app/helpers/people_helper.rb
index 60c971f47..fd9ff371c 100644
--- a/app/helpers/people_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/people_helper.rb
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ module PeopleHelper
   
   def search_or_index
     if params[:q]
-      " results for #{q}"
+      " results for #{params[:q]}"
     else
       " people on this pod"
     end
     
   end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
index 006872e5b..da2b73eb8 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
               %li.name= link_to current_user.real_name, current_user.person
               %li= link_to "requests (#{@request_count})", requests_path, :class => new_request(@request_count)
               %li= link_to "settings", edit_user_path(current_user)
+              %li= link_to "search", users_path 
               %li= link_to "logout", destroy_user_session_path
           - else
             = link_to "login", new_user_session_path
diff --git a/app/views/users/edit.html.haml b/app/views/users/edit.html.haml
index 670739246..e4c884d83 100644
--- a/app/views/users/edit.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/users/edit.html.haml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
+%h1.big_text
+  .back
+    = link_to "⇧ home", root_path
+
+  Editing your profile
+
 = form_for @user do |f|
 
-  %h1.big_text
-    .back
-      = link_to "⇧ home", root_path
-
-    Editing your profile
-
 
   = f.error_messages
 
diff --git a/app/views/users/index.html.haml b/app/views/users/index.html.haml
index 3f0d01435..bbd50ddd0 100644
--- a/app/views/users/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/users/index.html.haml
@@ -1,17 +1,32 @@
-= (@people.count-1).to_s + search_or_index
+%h1.big_text
+  .back
+    = link_to "⇧ home", root_path
+
+  Search
+
+%p
+  =form_tag '/users', :method => "get" do
+    = text_field_tag :q
+    = submit_tag "search"
+    = link_to "reset", users_path
+
+= (@people.count).to_s + search_or_index
 %table
   %tr
     %th real name
     %th email
     %th url
-  - for person in @people
-    - unless person.id == current_user.person.id
+    - for person in @people
       %tr
         %td= person.real_name
         %td= person.email
         %td= person.url
         
         -if current_user.friends.include? person
+
+        - elsif person.id == current_user.person.id
+          %td
+          %td thats you!
         -elsif current_user.pending_requests.find_by_person_id(person.id)
           %td 
           %td ^-you have a friend request from this person       
@@ -19,8 +34,9 @@
           %td 
           %td friend request pending
         -else
+          %td
           %td
             = form_for Request.new do |f|
               = f.select(:group_id, @groups_array)
               = f.hidden_field :destination_url, :value => person.email
-              = f.submit
+              = f.submit "add friend"