It feels off to me to include any mention whatsoever of gifts, to have them or not to have them.
I fully agree.
Guess I need to find funner people (read: more compatible with me) to hang out with.
Sounds like you've outgrown this friend (and maybe others, too). That's not necessarily a bad thing and the friend was probably the right person back when you met but not now.
-Aude.