So here was what my hair probably looked like at 11:30 today:
And here I am at 2:30, trying to do a self-portrait. Yeah, I have brown hair now. Not just brown - dark brown. My stylist convinced me to close my eyes and so I didn't see anything from the time she started washing out the color and a few highlights to the time the cut was totally done. Amazing. 
I really like it because it is so different. At least people won't miss the fact I tried something different.! They will notice, as soon as they realize its me! Wow, I can't believe I would describe my hair as dark chocolate brown. :)
I like it. A lot. I think. It is like a reinvention. Me, only . . . darker!