baaaah... its been a couple days and the seedling hasn't grown much at all.
The seed split a tad bit more and is showing the taproot from top to bottom but its pretty apparent now that the seed has died. I will give it another try soon.

I think what killed it is this.. when i was germinating, i placed the papertowel in between my internet modem and the router (stacked on top of eachother). I was looking to keep it nice and warm but after leaving it there for a bit, it was really quite hot when i checked on it again. It was only at that high temp for a few hours but im confident thats what did it...