installing intake is a B****

More of a rant than anything, but I can't be the only person who's having this much trouble bolting down the intake. I spent an hour or two and could never get more than half the bolts lined up to reinstall it. I've done it before and I remember it was a pain in the butt then as well. I wonder if something was shaved down a millimeter at some point and it's just throwing it off a hair. Oh, and I lost a header bolt. I'm just frustrated this week already!