No worries. Hope you are feeling better soon. Everyone is getting sick, there is something going around!
Regarding '09, yeah I too wasn't a fan of those scarezones and most of the houses, but had a blast and really enjoyed everything anyway -- actually one of my fav years because of the people I was with and the couple scares I had. Just depends on how you look at things. Someone said they didn't like the Poe house as opposed to the above review - opinions, personality, situation, mood. Whatever you end up doing, hope you get over the cold, make it to the event and have a great time.
Check out some more reviews here: http://hhnrumors.com/forum/index.php?/topic/556-employee-preview-sept-21-2011/
WESKER69 (Chris) can be a bit though on the preview and he didn't think it was that bad. In the end, just do what you like