サイトメンテが済んだので春の庭仕事を少々。日中の気温がすでに初夏並なので夕方頃にシャベルで庭の一部を整地…慣れない作業でさっそく指に水ぶくれができたので今日はお休み。ちなみに中部出身なのでスコップもシャベルも同義語かな…使ってるのはデカい方🪏

The site maintenance is done, so I’m doing some spring yard work. Though I’m just working in the evening time since daytime temperatures are already like early summer. I'm trying to clearing part of the yard with a shovel, but since I’m not used to this kind of work, I’ve already gotten blisters on my hands. So I’m taking the rest today... I guess I’m better suited for a computer keyboard😅2026.3.24

さっそく読んでみたVHD第44巻、行き当たりばったりな展開はまあいいとして、何よりもめずらしく明るめのエンディングで拍子抜け。長年の戦いについに希望が垣間見えたような。そしてあとがきによると天野画伯の挿絵の収録は今回が最後だそうで寂しい。

I read the volume 44 book of VHD last night, has not the 'dark' ending as usual which surprised me. It's like a glimmer of hope has finally appeared after looong years of their conflict. And according to the Kikuchi's afterward, this is the last volume that includes ink illustration page(s) drawn by the artist Amano. He will keep drawing the cover art though this is a bit sad. 2026.3.21

春分の候🌸 この度のおてんこ・ぬいぐるみ関係コンテンツの更新をもってお祝いとさせていただきます。そしてサイトも三周年ということでめでたいめでたい🎊 さっきｸﾞｰｸﾞﾙ先生に聞いたところでは、ネットの世界には三ヵ月坊主が多くて、個人サイトやブログの平均寿命は二～三年、三年以上続くサイトは一割程度とのデータもあるそうなので、今日まで維持できた事についてはドヤっとしてもいいかな、という感じ。

Happy Spring Equinox🌸 I didn't draw spring art this time, though I'd like to celebrate it by updating Otenko plushie stuffs and the site itself🎉 I just looked it up on Google, and apparently, there are a lot of people who give up their personal website/blog just after three months, and the average lifespan of website is said to be only two to three years. There’s even data suggesting that only about 10% of sites last more then three years. So I think I can proud of this day😊2026.3.20

一月から買いそびれていたDの新刊を日本からお取り寄せ。文庫本自体は900円くらいなのだけど、送料やら手数料やら税が加算されて4400円に…辺境住まいの貧乏には辛い💧 でも楽しみにしていたから、サイトのメンテが一段落したら春分のお祝いに読もうかな。一ヵ月サボってた謎ジャンルにもそろそろ決着をつけたいし。　

I finally bought the latest volume of VHD novel from Japan, was published back in January. The bunko book itself costs only about $6 but with shipping, handling fee, and taxes, I had to pay $28 in total... I think that's too much🥲 Though I was looking forward to it, so I'll read it to celebrate the spring equinox after all the site maintenance has done. I also want to get back to working on that mysterious genre I've been slacking off on for the past month. 2026.3.19

今日はコーンビーフと山ほどの野菜を煮込んだ☘ そしてサイトメンテを続行。作品ページ下部のリンクからギャラリーに戻ってくると、観覧中のジャンルが折りたたまれちゃってる問題をたぶん解消。そういえば二次創作の作品ページ、OG画像は一部兼用なので（日本語・英語版とか）、実際は121ページありました…一応訂正しておく😅

I stewed corned beef with lots of vegetables today☘ And continued working on site maintenance. I believe I’ve resolved the issue where the currently viewed genre would collapse when returning to the gallery from the links at the bottom of artwork page. By the way, since some of the fanart shard the same OG image (like EN/JP versions), there are actually 121 fanart pages on this site so far... just to provide that correction😅2026.3.17

ほぼ一日かかってページ上の作業は概ね終了。ついに各作品の「リンクをコピー」ボタンがページ内のアンカーリンクに対応。全部押してデバッグする気力は残ってない…⛓‍💥

It took nearly the entire day, but I’ve mostly finished working on the gallery pages. The copy-link buttons for each artwork finally correspond to the anchor links within the page. But I don't have the enegy left to click on all of them to debug...🙄2026.3.16

あああやっぱり今日中に終わらなかった…明日続行するから作品ページのタイトルの体裁が変なのは気にしないでねｗ💦

Oh no I couldn't finish it today. I'll continue working on site maintenance tomorrow, so don't mind if the titles on the artwork pages look a little odd😳2026.3.15

サイトメンテ続行中…表から見ても何も変化がないけど。SNSにURLを貼った時に（運がいいと）サムネとして表示されるOG画像を制作したり。ファンアートのサムネは全部で115枚あったので、どうやら作品ページも115あるらしい。リンクボタンも作品ごとの＃アンカーまでコピーしてくれるように改修中です。

Continuing site maintenance. There aren’t many visible changes to the pages though. I created the OG images that appear as thumbnails when someone post a URL on social media. There were 115 thumbnails, which means there are 115 pages in the fanart gallery as well... wow😲 I'm also updating the link button function so that it copies the URL with #anchor for each artwork. 2026.3.15

サイトの三周年を前におてんこぬいぐるみ関連のファイルを更新中。三年前よりもオンラインの翻訳ツールが賢くなったので英語を直したり。待望（？）の日本語バージョンの作り方説明書もアップ予定です。

I'm updating the files related to Otenko plushies ahead of the site's third anniversary. The online translation tool has gotten smarter since three years ago, so I've corrected the English and also preparing for the Japanese version of the instructions too. It's never too late👍2026.3.5

屋外が夏みたいな気温でやばい。まだ春先の庭の手入れが終わってないのに💧 プレッツェルで食べる手作りワカモレにハマっていて、いつもは「|」を買っていたけどこの頃は「め」を買ってる。何型って呼ぶんだ…？

The outside temperature is like summer today. I haven't finished yard/garden works for the spring yet💧 I'm obsessed with homemade guacamole with pretzels recently. I used to buy the 'l' shape pretzels, but lately I've been choosing the め-shaped, which I do not know the name but cute. Think if there is ぬ-shaped😉 2026.2.28

来月でこのサイトも三周年、ということで[Sitemap]の情報を更新しました。以前にブログでは明かしていた隠しページへのコードも公開。去年の暮れ頃から勉強していたJavaScriptのページもあるけど、他所の環境でもちゃんと機能するかは不明。動かなかったらごめん😶‍🌫

Next month will be the third anniversary of this site, so I've updated some info on the [Sitemap] page. I've also published some codes to the hidden page that I previously revealed on my blog. There is a page with JavaScript programs that I've been studying lately, but I'm not sure if it works properly on other devices😑 2026.2.26

昨夜はストーブを焚いてたのに今日は暖かい風が吹いてるぞ…ついに春かな🌷

Last night I was using the heater but today a warm breeze is blowing.. spring has arrived I guess🌼2026.2.24

外は寒いし来月にはサイトも三周年だし、なんだかんだでメンテを続行中。作品の取り扱いについての項をスッキリさせたら［Sitemap］が長くなってしまったので、新しく［Policy & Rules］ページを作って内容を分割しました。画像だけウェブの世界を一人歩きしてもらっても困るし、その辺りは著作権を明示したり利用規定を設けたりと、管理人らしく管理しないといけないなと。

It's cold outside and this site will soon be three years old, so I'm continuing site maintenance. After revising the usage rules for my artworks, the [Sitemap] page became too long, so I created a new [Policy & Rules] page and divided the content. As an administrator and an artist, I believe it's my responsibility to manage the copyright and usage rules for my own artworks.2026.2.19

バレンタイン絵をアップしてコーヒーブラウニーを焼いたり。しばらく取り組んでいたサイトのメンテも終わったし、二週間ほどお休みしていた謎ジャンルにまた戻ろうかと思ってる。

I uploaded the Valentine's day art and baked a coffee brownie today. I've finished the maintenance on the website I've been working on for a while, so I'm thinking about getting back into the mystery genre after a two week break.2026.2.14

昨夜は強風で屋外が凄いことになってたけど、この地域では春先なんだろうってくらいの所感。問題はシャワーを出たタイミングで停電に見舞われ、ヘアドライヤーが使えないまま眠る羽目になったこと…寒かったw

There were strong winds last night, but it's common in my area, so I don't mind. The problem was that the power went out after I took a shower, and I couldn't dry my hair before bedtime... it was cold🥱2026.2.11

オリジナル小説の設定集ページを公開しました。で、ついでに更新を報告しようと相互リンク登録（死語）している創作系の検索サイト（死語）を久しぶりに訪ねてみたところ、半数がすでにアクセスや変更を受け付けない状態で廃墟寸前。去年までは生きていたと思うのだけどなあ…🙏

仕方がないので主要なページに「構造化データ」なるものを埋め込んで、普通の検索エンジン用に気持ち最適化。上の（死語）になってる部分、何でも流れ去るSNS時代にこそ再評価されて欲しいのだけど。　

I updated the synopsis page for my original novel series (is written in Japanese though). Then I tried to report the update on some old classic web directories of the creative work websites I'm registered with, and found that half of them were either inaccessible or no longer accepting updates. I think they were still alive until last year...😑

So I added something called "structured data" to the main pages of this site and optimized it a bit for general search engines. I hope those web directories gathered by humans and personal websites will be reevaluated in this age of social media, where everything disappears so quickly. 2026.2.7

春も立ち上がって日中は暖かくなってきたこの頃。ここ数日は慌てて庭の木の剪定をしたり。昨年はどの木もほとんど実がならなかったので、今年はもっと肥料をあげて手をかけたい🍒

It's getting warmer outside during the day time. I've been pruning the trees in the backyard for past few days. They didn't bear much fruit last year, so I'm going to give them more fertilizer and take better care this year🍏2026.2.4

謎ジャンルはあまり進展のないまま三ヵ月が経過。そろそろフェードアウトかな…でもここまで来て諦めるのも癪だし😂 ENTは第二シーズンに突入。ホシさん日本人に見えないけど、バルカン人が演じているバルカン人もいないワケで。

It's been three months with almost no progress on the mystery genre. I guess it's time to fade out... but wouldn't it frustrating to give up after coming this far? I started watching ENT's second season. Hoshi doesn't look Japanese, but it's fine because there aren't any Vulcans played by Vulcan actors.2026.2.1

[Link]ページのリンク集がずっと準備中のまま手つかずになっているので、何か足したいとは思いつつも掲載するサイトが見つからない。このSNS時代に個人サイト持っている知人もいないし、ただの便利なサイト集になりそう💧

The [Link] page has remained in preparing status forever. I want to post some links but I can't find the websites to introduce. I don't even know anyone who still has a personal website in this age of social media. It would be just a collection of useful sites. 2026.1.25

Geminiに手伝ってもらってJavaScriptをいじったので、サイトの小説ページのスクロールした距離を示す数が無限に表示できるようになりました。今までは細長ーい画像でごまかしていたので95の次はまた00に戻っていたのだけど。ただしブラウザによってテキストの表示設定が違うのであくまでも目安ということで。スクロールって巻物のことで、本と違ってページ番号で管理できないし栞も挟めないし…で、距離を表示することに。ちなみに数字の単位は×100ピクセルです📏

I learned some JavaScript again from Gemini, to show the scroll position number on the edge of novel pages on this site. Previously, it was just repeating a looong narrow image, so after 95 it would loop back to 00. Though this is only a rough guide because text display settings vary by browser. Scroll is unlike books, page numbers are useless and you can't insert bookmarks, so I put distance instead. The numbers are in units of 100 pixels📜2026.1.19

ついに観始めたENT、とりあえずシーズン1は大人しく視聴。近未来からTOSまでを繋ぐ時代ということで、設備にはまだNASA感があって面白い。登場人物は船長の顔が濃すぎてスタトレというよりはｻﾝﾀﾞｰﾊﾞｰﾄﾞっぽい以外は地味な印象。今回はドクター枠に異星人がいて大変かと思いきや、かなり安定感のある人で先が楽しみ。今のところストーリーもわりと観れて噂に聞いていた程は悪くないし。ヒロインはバルカン人と日本人という謎の取り合わせだけど、まあカーデシア人出てこないんでどうでもいいや…🥲

I started watching ENT season one. The time setting is between the near future and the TOS era, so their equipment still has NASA-ish feel which is interesting. I haven't gotten much of impression of the characters yet, except the captain seems more like Thunderbird than StarTrek. I believe this is the first time that the ship's doctor is an alien, but he seems very stable so I'm looking forward to know more about him. The story is pretty watchable so far and it's not as bad as I've heard. The heroine is either a Vulcan or a Japanese, but I don't care because there are no Cardassians😭2026.1.16

どの先生にも「分からない事は何でも聞いてね」とは言ってもらえるのだけど、聞き方が分からない時はどうするんだろうと考えながら学生時代を過ごした。本当に過ごした。

Most teacher says "feel free to ask me anything" so nicely, but what do you do when you don't know how to ask the question? I spent the rest of my student life thinking about that.2026.1.10

GeminiにJavaScriptをさらっと教わって日本とアメリカの時差時計を作ってみたり。ちゃんとサマータイムにも対応してるやつ。小６くらいの頃から自分の理解できる言葉で勉強を教えてくれる先生がいなかったので、質問したり答えてもらったりできてすごく楽しかった。まともに読める教科書もなかったのに（でも買わされる💧）大学で単位を得られた謎は残るけど。

I learned some basic JavaScript from Gemini and made a time-difference clock between Japan and the US. It automatically adjust the summer time too! Since middle school, I hadn't had a teacher who taught in my first language, being able to ask questions and get answers was very fun. It's still a mystery to me how I managed to earn credits in college even though there were no textbooks I could properly read... but of course, I still had to buy them🥲2026.1.10

食の健康の話題で沸いてる今日、夕飯には七草完全無視バーガーを作ったり。まあ春の七草なんて意識高い食材は入手できないし、バーガー自体はバランスの取れた料理だし…🤔

In Japanese tradition, people eat seven-herb rice porridge on January 7th to pray for health throughout the year.... but since I couldn't get those special vegetables, I made hamburgers for dinner!🍔2026.1.7

データ整理とバックアップ作業は終わったけれど、やっぱり雨でデバイスの物理掃除ができない。ついにヴォイジャーを観終わったので明日からエンタープライズ。ｼﾞｪﾝｳｪｲ怖すぎてﾋﾟｶｰﾄﾞが霞む。

I've finished organizing and backing up my data, but the rain is preventing me from physical cleaning of the digital devices around my desk. I finally finished watching Voyager, so I'll start watching Enterprise tomorrow. Janeway is too scary that makes Picard hides in his palm😶‍🌫 2026.1.4

年末からちょっとずれ込んで今日が家の大掃除の日。明日はPC内部のデータ整理をしたいし、デジタル関連のデバイスの物理掃除もしたい。ぬいぐるみの虫干しもしたいけど、この頃雨がちで日照時間が短いし。洗おうが干そうが最後は日に当てないと清まった感じがしないのは日本人特有の性質なんだろうか。

Today was the end-of-year house cleaning day that had been postponed since last year. I want to organize the data on my computer tomorrow, and I also need to physical clean my digital devices. I want to take care and air out my plushies too, but it's been rainy and there isn't much sunlight lately. Maybe it's a Japanese tradition though, even after washing and drying, I don't feel like they're truly purified unless I put them in the sun😎2026.1.2

あけました🎍 去年は仕事をもらいそびれたので今年こそはという抱負…リアルに貯金も底をつきかけているし。2026年はアメリカ建国250周年、スタトレ60周年、ボクタイDS20周年ということで楽しみも多そう。サイトもさらに充実させていきたいです。今年も太陽と共にあらんことを🔅

The new year has begun🎉 I couldn't get a job last year so getting a job is my goal again this year... seriously, my savings are almost running out😂 2026 looks like it's going to be fun with the 250th anniversary of the United States, the 60th anniversary of StarTrek, and the 20th anniversary of LunarKnights. I want to make this website even more exciting this year. May the Sun be with your new year🔅2026.1.1