What is the impact speed when a car moving at 95 km/h bumps into the rear of another car traveling in the same direction at 85 km/h?
I would say go for it. Ear piercings are the best piercing choice because if you're ever in a situation where it would be a problem you can simply wear studs or cover them with your hair. Only frighteningly conservative people tend to get uppity about piercings on your ears, so it's not like it will affect your image to the point where you won't be able to get a job if you tone down the earrings if your work requires you to look more professional. I'd recommend going to a piercing place as opposed to, say, claire's, it will probably be more expensive but they are more experienced which prevents infection and other issues down the road. In my experience with my ears and bellybutton, the piercing professionals i go to are very relaxed and can give you personal and professional opinions about any other piercings you may want. good luck with the new look!
Forget professional image. you could get a Kawasaki Ninja 250R or something. it costs 3500 dollars it gets around 50 miles per gallon. it is one of the safest motorcycles ever, it is extremely safe because most first time beginners get a Ninja. since it's one of the safest motorcycles you can bet your insurance won't be very high. It's a two seat-er just in case your no single much longer. it also won't bring down your professional image down much. in fact it is pretty cool check it out. look at the 2008 model it looks way cooler even though its 500 more dollars. Seriously i'm 17, i pay bills go to school have college classes to pay off, i work only 25 hours a week for 7 an hour and i can still pay it off and have some extra. just go to the site go to motorcycles, on the top left go to motorcycles, sport, Ninja 250R, click on it. after your on it look through the info. without scrolling down or up look at the bottom right hand corner and find calculate payment. type in the plan you want like 2,3,4,5 year (it goes by months) and interest rate for you would be 10% because you probably don't have very good credit with a college dept, and how much you could give as a down payment and your done.