2.9 slow to load

Check your site here: http://www.websiteoptimization.com/services/analyze/

There should be some good tips for you based on an analyzation of the site.

Also read the following: http://wordpress.shadowlantern.com/?p=7

Other sites or things running on the same account may also be causing slowness here. If you have other sites, check those too. You may also want to repair and optimize your database. See: http://helpdesk.bluehost.com/index.php/kb/article/000496

Also see: http://www.databasejournal.com/features/mysql/article.php/10897_1382791_1/Optimizing-MySQL-Queries-and-Indexes.htm