Yes, blame me for that, why don't you? And while you are at it, blame me for every other mistake that happened to be your own too. If I did not respect you for guiding me during my stint at the other firm, I would have let you have a taste of that sarcasm I am (in)famous for; you have just been lucky so far.

Just one question - If you could remember Friend 1's birthday, why is it my fault that you forgot Friend 2's birthday? Because I did not remind you? Well, you sure as hell didn't need to get your arm twisted to remember Friend 1's birthday. And if you're trying to drive a wedge between Friend 2 and I, please, try harder. You do know that we are not as materialistic and hard up for birthday gifts as you probably are, right?

To Friend 2, you know who you are. Thank you for that short chat we had just awhile ago. I was beginning to think that I was being a tad too petty on this issue but you convinced me otherwise. Yes, they are being a bunch of unreasonable somethings who actually do not deserve our niceness but still get it anyway because they are the ones who have seen us through crap when we were at the other firm. You never fail to make me feel better, you know? So thank you.