SpareCrow (she/they)
@arguchik.bsky.social
I’m a freelance writer and editor. I live in Pittsburgh with my partner (he’s the tall one) and our two cats.
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Nice! Congratulations! I have a copy of this book but haven’t started reading it yet. I first encountered your work in a grad seminar at the U of Washington, early 00s. We read Koolaids and I absolutely loved it. I wrote about it in my final paper for the course.
December 4, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Nice! Congratulations! I have a copy of this book but haven’t started reading it yet. I first encountered your work in a grad seminar at the U of Washington, early 00s. We read Koolaids and I absolutely loved it. I wrote about it in my final paper for the course.
...incompetently, but that doesn't make it better.
December 4, 2025 at 2:15 AM
...incompetently, but that doesn't make it better.
Agreed! I grew up with “notebook paper,” then discovered ClaireFontaine notebooks in grad school. Then…Japanese stationery. I only use 8.5 x 11 paper in my printer, because…hmm. I should look for reams of A4 paper for that. I also used steno pads as journals in HS, which I now know are B6 size.
December 3, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Agreed! I grew up with “notebook paper,” then discovered ClaireFontaine notebooks in grad school. Then…Japanese stationery. I only use 8.5 x 11 paper in my printer, because…hmm. I should look for reams of A4 paper for that. I also used steno pads as journals in HS, which I now know are B6 size.
Biden, even though Kamala Harris was actually Walz’s running mate. Trump is obsessed with Biden - and Obama before him.
December 3, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Biden, even though Kamala Harris was actually Walz’s running mate. Trump is obsessed with Biden - and Obama before him.
Also drag them kicking and screaming (and smirking) to Nuremberg.
December 3, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Also drag them kicking and screaming (and smirking) to Nuremberg.
And of course, happening now: Gaza.
December 3, 2025 at 11:34 AM
And of course, happening now: Gaza.
The delusion of “racial purity.” Sickening.
December 3, 2025 at 11:26 AM
The delusion of “racial purity.” Sickening.
Have you seen images and film footage of the Holocaust? Pol Pot’s “killing fields” in Cambodia? Bangladesh? Rwanda? Eradications of Indigenous people in what’s now the US, Mexico, and Canada? The trade in African slaves for hundreds of years? There are countless examples.
December 3, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Have you seen images and film footage of the Holocaust? Pol Pot’s “killing fields” in Cambodia? Bangladesh? Rwanda? Eradications of Indigenous people in what’s now the US, Mexico, and Canada? The trade in African slaves for hundreds of years? There are countless examples.
It reminds me of the ecological phenomenon of lake turnover.
December 3, 2025 at 11:05 AM
It reminds me of the ecological phenomenon of lake turnover.
Aka “Lola Rennt” in German.
December 3, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Aka “Lola Rennt” in German.
The B sizes and “slim” sizes also vary a bit from company to company. Eg: Midori’s B6 slim is smaller in both height and width than Kokuyo’s.
December 3, 2025 at 10:58 AM
The B sizes and “slim” sizes also vary a bit from company to company. Eg: Midori’s B6 slim is smaller in both height and width than Kokuyo’s.
My fave notebooks are A5, A6, and B6, more portable than A4 and B5.It gets complicated because in Japan and elsewhere they make “slim” sizes, which are easier to hold in your hand. For example: Travelers Notebooks are A5 slim; Midori and Kokuyo make B6 slim notebooks and planners.
December 3, 2025 at 10:55 AM
My fave notebooks are A5, A6, and B6, more portable than A4 and B5.It gets complicated because in Japan and elsewhere they make “slim” sizes, which are easier to hold in your hand. For example: Travelers Notebooks are A5 slim; Midori and Kokuyo make B6 slim notebooks and planners.
That’s how international paper sizing works. A is only one sizing system. There’s also B, which has different proportions, same method for succession sizing, where B0 is the primary size, then B1 is half of B0, and so on). And C, for envelopes.
December 3, 2025 at 10:46 AM
That’s how international paper sizing works. A is only one sizing system. There’s also B, which has different proportions, same method for succession sizing, where B0 is the primary size, then B1 is half of B0, and so on). And C, for envelopes.
Me too - also Bookshop.org, which is a cool site.
December 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Me too - also Bookshop.org, which is a cool site.
Yep. I grew up in Michigan, lived in Vermont for some years, then Seattle where, as someone once told me, “the snow stays up in the mountains where it belongs.” Usually true, but not always! Now…living in Pittsburgh for almost 4 years. Sigh. At least it looks pretty in the trees today…?
December 2, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Yep. I grew up in Michigan, lived in Vermont for some years, then Seattle where, as someone once told me, “the snow stays up in the mountains where it belongs.” Usually true, but not always! Now…living in Pittsburgh for almost 4 years. Sigh. At least it looks pretty in the trees today…?
Shoot, I forgot to add alt text: it’s me, in reading glasses, sitting in the waiting area of a hospital and peeking over the top of my copy of Red Mars, by Kim Stanley Robinson. (Purchased used from Thriftbooks.)
December 2, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Shoot, I forgot to add alt text: it’s me, in reading glasses, sitting in the waiting area of a hospital and peeking over the top of my copy of Red Mars, by Kim Stanley Robinson. (Purchased used from Thriftbooks.)
Am I doing it right?
December 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Am I doing it right?
Those Costco hot dogs are so good! I had one a couple of days ago, first time in years. They’re bigger than I remembered. Ahem. 🌭🤩😂
December 2, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Those Costco hot dogs are so good! I had one a couple of days ago, first time in years. They’re bigger than I remembered. Ahem. 🌭🤩😂
More like genius dinner!
December 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
More like genius dinner!
Cats will cat. 😂
December 2, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Cats will cat. 😂
So we can pull ourselves up by the sock straps?
December 1, 2025 at 10:57 AM
So we can pull ourselves up by the sock straps?
And of course we always had a labor lawyer involved in arbitration proceedings, but also consulted throughout grievance steps.
November 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
And of course we always had a labor lawyer involved in arbitration proceedings, but also consulted throughout grievance steps.
What is your role? Are you a labor lawyer? In my union (I’m a former member and staff organizer with UAW Local 4121 at the U of Washington), we always had legal help (consultation) when bargaining a new or successor CBA. Progressive discipline is de rigeur.
November 30, 2025 at 3:34 PM
What is your role? Are you a labor lawyer? In my union (I’m a former member and staff organizer with UAW Local 4121 at the U of Washington), we always had legal help (consultation) when bargaining a new or successor CBA. Progressive discipline is de rigeur.