haha scrod you and your pictures lol!
that's why i was asking for some advice. since it didnt thread all the way in (by just barely) smoothly, i was wondering if i should go ahead and try to use a bb tool. I hand-tightened it pretty freaking tight and it just completely stopped at that point. i'm not sure a tool would do anything but tighten it at the spot even further. just trying to avoid damaging anything