I've had three ear piercings (down to two now at zee woman's suggestion) and a tongue piercing. Fortunately I stopped before I went overboard. As far as earrings, it really depends on what you're comfortable with. Small hoops or little metal studs look fine on guys. Just don't get anything gold, it doesn't look right on caucasian skin. (I'm assuming you're not of african descent, but hell, I don't actually know. If you are, go with gold, it looks good on dark skin)