first, i i ran guix pull and this happened.
i don't see anything in my kernel logs around this time

λ ~ guix pull                                                                                                                        [1259]
Updating channel 'guix' from Git repository at 'https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git'...
Authenticating channel 'guix', commits 9edb3f6 to d6f6b57 (667 new commits)...
Building from this channel:
  guix      https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git   d6f6b57
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building /gnu/store/kxhxsxmann4jv6z62z0ssh011sahk88k-compute-guix-derivation.drv...
Computing Guix derivation for 'x86_64-linux'... /warning: 'texlive-latex-tools' is deprecated, use 'texlive-tools' instead
warning: 'texlive-latex-graphics' is deprecated, use 'texlive-graphics' instead
warning: 'texlive-generic-etexcmds' is deprecated, use 'texlive-etexcmds' instead
warning: 'texlive-generic-infwarerr' is deprecated, use 'texlive-infwarerr' instead
warning: 'texlive-latex-graphics' is deprecated, use 'texlive-graphics' instead
warning: 'texlive-latex-graphics' is deprecated, use 'texlive-graphics' instead
warning: 'texlive-generic-atbegshi' is deprecated, use 'texlive-atbegshi' instead
warning: 'texlive-latex-atveryend' is deprecated, use 'texlive-atveryend' instead
\Backtrace:
In ice-9/boot-9.scm:
   222:29 19 (map1 (#<syntax ((#<syntax lambda> (#<syntax x>) #<syntax x>) #<syntax:packages.scm:609:30 %supporte?> ?))
   222:29 18 (map1 (#<syntax ((#<syntax lambda> (#<syntax x>) #<syntax x>) (#<syntax quote> ()))> #<syntax (#<syn?> ?))
   222:17 17 (map1 (#<syntax (#<syntax:packages.scm:615:31 sanitize-location> (#<syntax:packages.scm:614:22 curre?> ?))
In ice-9/psyntax.scm:
Exception thrown while printing backtrace:
Wrong type to apply: 129

ice-9/boot-9.scm:3165:6: In procedure module-gensym:
Invalid read access of chars of wide string: "m-1bcbf699e1749862-28a08"
guix pull: error: You found a bug: the program '/gnu/store/s2rl9h1zmxx84iyk25ndmn7rmy9508dj-compute-guix-derivation'
failed to compute the derivation for Guix (version: "d6f6b57766e95d2fa8af63d4460a2b303ca4d867"; system: "x86_64-linux";
host version: "1.4.0"; pull-version: 1).
Please report the COMPLETE output above by email to <bug-guix@gnu.org>.

after this,l i ran guix pull immediately again and it worked. very odd.

λ ~ guix pull                                                                                                                  1m 6s [1300]
Updating channel 'guix' from Git repository at 'https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git'...
Building from this channel:
  guix      https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git   d6f6b57
Computing Guix derivation for 'x86_64-linux'... |warning: 'texlive-latex-tools' is deprecated, use 'texlive-tools' instead
/warning: 'texlive-latex-graphics' is deprecated, use 'texlive-graphics' instead
warning: 'texlive-generic-etexcmds' is deprecated, use 'texlive-etexcmds' instead
warning: 'texlive-generic-infwarerr' is deprecated, use 'texlive-infwarerr' instead
warning: 'texlive-latex-graphics' is deprecated, use 'texlive-graphics' instead
warning: 'texlive-latex-graphics' is deprecated, use 'texlive-graphics' instead
warning: 'texlive-generic-atbegshi' is deprecated, use 'texlive-atbegshi' instead
warning: 'texlive-latex-atveryend' is deprecated, use 'texlive-atveryend' instead
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The following derivations will be built:
  /gnu/store/y7icdx5smw4zxgmip9f49zyvqdpx6csg-profile.drv
  /gnu/store/7ylr4fnq4scdl1q8nk25k0z9r1nbqmkz-guix-daemon.drv
  /gnu/store/h4631zxaxx07brrpv7gfqsx7fnvnm13a-guix-command.drv
  /gnu/store/2sp6807xc6vgansbgi7x1fkw2p2q4xhj-guix-packages-base-modules.drv
  /gnu/store/asssjn2cjy8brl4rhbs4nwhgx82iqgwc-guix-system-modules.drv
  /gnu/store/k938c88nq6ilxhpqm3jih9f9ydpmi3ps-guix-extra-modules.drv
  /gnu/store/m3xx124jxmp7aafc1n9c6r3wj6bvi21n-guix-cli-core-modules.drv
  /gnu/store/wm0g2qfh48nc287byy5i4l9z6sl7imiq-guix-system-tests-modules.drv
  /gnu/store/wwax6pgsfrc0d7myq2sv6176a39ddns1-guix-cli-modules.drv
  /gnu/store/xpcrqihdl9sxipggs7p8n6h3dd5h2177-guix-home-modules.drv
  /gnu/store/4x12ra4pna94s1mpfj82paa2l1xh6kkc-inferior-script.scm.drv
  /gnu/store/qd3v4qisd7jaygqmhsls05rh2v97rigp-profile.drv

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building CA certificate bundle...
listing Emacs sub-directories...
building fonts directory...
building directory of Info manuals...
building profile with 1 package...
building /gnu/store/4x12ra4pna94s1mpfj82paa2l1xh6kkc-inferior-script.scm.drv...
building package cache...
building profile with 1 package...

hint: After setting `PATH', run `hash guix' to make sure your shell refers to `/home/a/.config/guix/current/bin/guix'.